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Per capita nitrous oxide in Saint Helena

Saint Helena: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.2042 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2042
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
144th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2042
in 2024
All-time low
0.007
in 1861
Years of data
85
1854–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Saint Helena, 1854–2024

00.050.10.150.2185419392024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Saint Helena recorded 0.2042 for per capita nitrous oxide in 2024. That is the highest value across all 85 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Saint Helena peaked at 0.2042 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.007, in 1861.

That places Saint Helena 144th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 85 years of available data.

Per capita nitrous oxide in Saint Helena, year by year

Year Value Change
1854 0.0072 —
1861 0.007 -2.9%
1871 0.0081 +15.4%
1881 0.0148 +83.0%
1891 0.0216 +45.8%
1901 0.0284 +31.7%
1911 0.0309 +9.0%
1921 0.0447 +44.4%
1931 0.0507 +13.4%
1946 0.1163 +129.5%
1950 0.1525 +31.1%
1951 0.1502 -1.5%
1952 0.1459 -2.9%
1953 0.1398 -4.1%
1954 0.1329 -5.0%
1955 0.1257 -5.4%
1956 0.1183 -5.9%
1957 0.1112 -6.0%
1958 0.1053 -5.4%
1959 0.1015 -3.6%
1960 0.1001 -1.4%
1961 0.1019 +1.8%
1962 0.1061 +4.1%
1963 0.1124 +5.9%
1964 0.1199 +6.7%
1965 0.1286 +7.2%
1966 0.1369 +6.5%
1967 0.1444 +5.5%
1968 0.1499 +3.9%
1969 0.1542 +2.8%
1970 0.1404 -8.9%
1971 0.1461 +4.1%
1972 0.1515 +3.7%
1973 0.139 -8.3%
1974 0.1428 +2.8%
1975 0.1511 +5.8%
1976 0.1571 +4.0%
1977 0.1637 +4.2%
1978 0.1763 +7.7%
1979 0.1851 +5.0%
1980 0.1861 +0.6%
1981 0.1743 -6.3%
1982 0.1765 +1.2%
1983 0.1737 -1.6%
1984 0.1461 -15.9%
1985 0.1458 -0.2%
1986 0.1462 +0.3%
1987 0.153 +4.7%
1988 0.1649 +7.7%
1989 0.1684 +2.1%
1990 0.1735 +3.0%
1991 0.1519 -12.5%
1992 0.1522 +0.2%
1993 0.1579 +3.8%
1994 0.1336 -15.4%
1995 0.1398 +4.6%
1996 0.136 -2.7%
1997 0.1244 -8.5%
1998 0.1301 +4.5%
1999 0.128 -1.5%
2000 0.1533 +19.7%
2001 0.1422 -7.2%
2002 0.144 +1.3%
2003 0.1475 +2.4%
2004 0.1537 +4.2%
2005 0.1586 +3.2%
2006 0.1576 -0.7%
2007 0.1651 +4.8%
2008 0.1812 +9.7%
2009 0.1825 +0.7%
2010 0.1798 -1.5%
2011 0.1823 +1.4%
2012 0.1815 -0.5%
2013 0.1878 +3.4%
2014 0.1919 +2.2%
2015 0.1807 -5.9%
2016 0.1874 +3.7%
2017 0.1908 +1.8%
2018 0.1944 +1.9%
2019 0.1948 +0.2%
2020 0.1909 -2.0%
2021 0.1925 +0.8%
2022 0.1992 +3.5%
2023 0.2029 +1.8%
2024 0.2042 +0.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita nitrous oxide in Saint Helena changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1946 +129.5% 0.0507 0.1163
1881 +83.0% 0.0081 0.0148
1891 +45.8% 0.0148 0.0216
1921 +44.4% 0.0309 0.0447

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0072 0.0072 0.0072 1
1860s 0.007 0.007 0.007 1
1870s 0.0081 0.0081 0.0081 1
1880s 0.0148 0.0148 0.0148 1
1890s 0.0216 0.0216 0.0216 1
1900s 0.0284 0.0284 0.0284 1
1910s 0.0309 0.0309 0.0309 1
1920s 0.0447 0.0447 0.0447 1
1930s 0.0507 0.0507 0.0507 1
1940s 0.1163 0.1163 0.1163 1
1950s 0.1283 0.1015 0.1525 10
1960s 0.1254 0.1001 0.1542 10
1970s 0.1553 0.139 0.1851 10
1980s 0.1635 0.1458 0.1861 10
1990s 0.1427 0.1244 0.1735 10
2000s 0.1586 0.1422 0.1825 10
2010s 0.1871 0.1798 0.1948 10
2020s 0.1979 0.1909 0.2042 5

Countries ranked near Saint Helena

  1. 141 India 0.2137 compare
  2. 142 Lesotho 0.2103 compare
  3. 143 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2069 compare
  4. 145 Ghana 0.1966 compare
  5. 146 Fiji 0.1962 compare
  6. 147 Egypt 0.1957 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Saint Helena?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Saint Helena was 0.2042 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Saint Helena?
The highest recorded value was 0.2042 in 2024.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Saint Helena?
The lowest recorded value was 0.007 in 1861.
How does Saint Helena rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Saint Helena ranks 144th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Saint Helena?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Helena 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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