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Per capita nitrous oxide in Russia

Russia: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.5886 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.5886
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
37th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.9422
in 1978
All-time low
0.2258
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Russia, 1850–2024

0.20.40.60.81185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide in Russia stood at 0.5886.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Russia peaked at 0.9422 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.2258, in 1870.

That places Russia 37th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Per capita nitrous oxide in Russia, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.2317 —
1851 0.2338 +0.9%
1852 0.2358 +0.8%
1853 0.2375 +0.7%
1854 0.239 +0.6%
1855 0.2402 +0.5%
1856 0.2411 +0.3%
1857 0.2415 +0.2%
1858 0.2415 -0.0%
1859 0.241 -0.2%
1860 0.24 -0.4%
1861 0.2387 -0.6%
1862 0.2373 -0.6%
1863 0.2358 -0.6%
1864 0.2343 -0.6%
1865 0.2328 -0.6%
1866 0.2313 -0.6%
1867 0.2298 -0.6%
1868 0.2284 -0.6%
1869 0.2271 -0.6%
1870 0.2258 -0.6%
1871 0.2273 +0.7%
1872 0.2328 +2.4%
1873 0.2413 +3.7%
1874 0.2519 +4.4%
1875 0.2636 +4.6%
1876 0.2753 +4.4%
1877 0.2862 +3.9%
1878 0.2952 +3.2%
1879 0.3017 +2.2%
1880 0.3046 +1.0%
1881 0.3052 +0.2%
1882 0.3053 +0.0%
1883 0.305 -0.1%
1884 0.3044 -0.2%
1885 0.3036 -0.3%
1886 0.3027 -0.3%
1887 0.3018 -0.3%
1888 0.301 -0.3%
1889 0.3003 -0.2%
1890 0.3036 +1.1%
1891 0.3053 +0.5%
1892 0.3068 +0.5%
1893 0.3081 +0.4%
1894 0.3091 +0.3%
1895 0.3098 +0.2%
1896 0.3102 +0.1%
1897 0.3102 -0.0%
1898 0.3098 -0.1%
1899 0.3089 -0.3%
1900 0.3074 -0.5%
1901 0.3056 -0.6%
1902 0.3038 -0.6%
1903 0.302 -0.6%
1904 0.3001 -0.6%
1905 0.2982 -0.6%
1906 0.2963 -0.6%
1907 0.2945 -0.6%
1908 0.2927 -0.6%
1909 0.291 -0.6%
1910 0.2893 -0.6%
1911 0.2903 +0.4%
1912 0.2955 +1.8%
1913 0.3037 +2.8%
1914 0.314 +3.4%
1915 0.3254 +3.6%
1916 0.3369 +3.5%
1917 0.3476 +3.2%
1918 0.3565 +2.6%
1919 0.3628 +1.8%
1920 0.3656 +0.8%
1921 0.3665 +0.2%
1922 0.3674 +0.2%
1923 0.3682 +0.2%
1924 0.3689 +0.2%
1925 0.3693 +0.1%
1926 0.3696 +0.1%
1927 0.3695 -0.0%
1928 0.3691 -0.1%
1929 0.3682 -0.2%
1930 0.3669 -0.4%
1931 0.3645 -0.7%
1932 0.3608 -1.0%
1933 0.3562 -1.3%
1934 0.3511 -1.4%
1935 0.3459 -1.5%
1936 0.3411 -1.4%
1937 0.3369 -1.2%
1938 0.3337 -0.9%
1939 0.3319 -0.5%
1940 0.3318 -0.0%
1941 0.3358 +1.2%
1942 0.3452 +2.8%
1943 0.3587 +3.9%
1944 0.3753 +4.6%
1945 0.3936 +4.9%
1946 0.4127 +4.8%
1947 0.4313 +4.5%
1948 0.4485 +4.0%
1949 0.4632 +3.3%
1950 0.4698 +1.4%
1951 0.4789 +1.9%
1952 0.4914 +2.6%
1953 0.5066 +3.1%
1954 0.5234 +3.3%
1955 0.5408 +3.3%
1956 0.5585 +3.3%
1957 0.5754 +3.0%
1958 0.5912 +2.7%
1959 0.6062 +2.5%
1960 0.6193 +2.2%
1961 0.6423 +3.7%
1962 0.6705 +4.4%
1963 0.6892 +2.8%
1964 0.7003 +1.6%
1965 0.7195 +2.7%
1966 0.7642 +6.2%
1967 0.7859 +2.8%
1968 0.8044 +2.3%
1969 0.8105 +0.8%
1970 0.7988 -1.4%
1971 0.826 +3.4%
1972 0.8488 +2.8%
1973 0.8912 +5.0%
1974 0.9157 +2.8%
1975 0.9205 +0.5%
1976 0.9274 +0.8%
1977 0.9269 -0.1%
1978 0.9422 +1.6%
1979 0.9323 -1.0%
1980 0.939 +0.7%
1981 0.9235 -1.7%
1982 0.9302 +0.7%
1983 0.9376 +0.8%
1984 0.9339 -0.4%
1985 0.9342 +0.0%
1986 0.9266 -0.8%
1987 0.9205 -0.7%
1988 0.8955 -2.7%
1989 0.8602 -3.9%
1990 0.8086 -6.0%
1991 0.7731 -4.4%
1992 0.7239 -6.4%
1993 0.6506 -10.1%
1994 0.562 -13.6%
1995 0.5342 -5.0%
1996 0.5091 -4.7%
1997 0.4698 -7.7%
1998 0.433 -7.8%
1999 0.4345 +0.3%
2000 0.4543 +4.6%
2001 0.466 +2.6%
2002 0.4708 +1.0%
2003 0.4793 +1.8%
2004 0.4552 -5.0%
2005 0.4605 +1.2%
2006 0.4656 +1.1%
2007 0.4759 +2.2%
2008 0.5048 +6.1%
2009 0.4976 -1.4%
2010 0.4883 -1.9%
2011 0.5127 +5.0%
2012 0.5012 -2.2%
2013 0.4991 -0.4%
2014 0.5195 +4.1%
2015 0.516 -0.7%
2016 0.5248 +1.7%
2017 0.5274 +0.5%
2018 0.5375 +1.9%
2019 0.5504 +2.4%
2020 0.554 +0.7%
2021 0.5787 +4.5%
2022 0.5694 -1.6%
2023 0.5783 +1.6%
2024 0.5886 +1.8%

Russia compared with similar countries

  • Russia's 0.5886 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3904, 1.5× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Russia's 0.5886 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.491, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.2383 0.2317 0.2415 10
1860s 0.2336 0.2271 0.24 10
1870s 0.2601 0.2258 0.3017 10
1880s 0.3034 0.3003 0.3053 10
1890s 0.3082 0.3036 0.3102 10
1900s 0.2991 0.291 0.3074 10
1910s 0.3222 0.2893 0.3628 10
1920s 0.3682 0.3656 0.3696 10
1930s 0.3489 0.3319 0.3669 10
1940s 0.3896 0.3318 0.4632 10
1950s 0.5342 0.4698 0.6062 10
1960s 0.7206 0.6193 0.8105 10
1970s 0.893 0.7988 0.9422 10
1980s 0.9201 0.8602 0.939 10
1990s 0.5899 0.433 0.8086 10
2000s 0.473 0.4543 0.5048 10
2010s 0.5177 0.4883 0.5504 10
2020s 0.5738 0.554 0.5886 5

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 34 Mauritania 0.6177 compare
  2. 35 Slovakia 0.5941 compare
  3. 36 Bulgaria 0.5934 compare
  4. 38 Kazakhstan 0.5811 compare
  5. 39 Serbia 0.5763 compare
  6. 40 Sweden 0.5719 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Russia?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Russia was 0.5886 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9422 in 1978.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2258 in 1870.
How does Russia rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Russia ranks 37th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
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