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Per capita nitrous oxide in Senegal

Senegal: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.3306 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.3306
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
83rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.16
in 1949
All-time low
0.1398
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Senegal, 1850–2024

0.250.50.7511.2185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 0.3306 for per capita nitrous oxide in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Senegal peaked at 1.16 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.1398, in 1850.

Senegal ranks 83rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Per capita nitrous oxide in Senegal, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1398 —
1851 0.1424 +1.8%
1852 0.1446 +1.6%
1853 0.1464 +1.3%
1854 0.1481 +1.1%
1855 0.1495 +1.0%
1856 0.1506 +0.8%
1857 0.1515 +0.6%
1858 0.152 +0.3%
1859 0.1521 +0.0%
1860 0.1517 -0.3%
1861 0.1509 -0.5%
1862 0.1501 -0.6%
1863 0.1491 -0.6%
1864 0.1482 -0.7%
1865 0.1472 -0.7%
1866 0.1462 -0.7%
1867 0.1452 -0.7%
1868 0.1443 -0.6%
1869 0.1434 -0.7%
1870 0.1424 -0.7%
1871 0.1434 +0.7%
1872 0.1477 +3.0%
1873 0.1544 +4.5%
1874 0.1627 +5.4%
1875 0.1718 +5.6%
1876 0.1809 +5.3%
1877 0.1893 +4.7%
1878 0.1963 +3.7%
1879 0.2012 +2.5%
1880 0.2035 +1.1%
1881 0.2039 +0.2%
1882 0.2041 +0.1%
1883 0.204 -0.0%
1884 0.2037 -0.2%
1885 0.2032 -0.2%
1886 0.2026 -0.3%
1887 0.2021 -0.3%
1888 0.2016 -0.2%
1889 0.2013 -0.1%
1890 0.2097 +4.2%
1891 0.2102 +0.2%
1892 0.2108 +0.3%
1893 0.2116 +0.4%
1894 0.2124 +0.4%
1895 0.2133 +0.4%
1896 0.2143 +0.5%
1897 0.2153 +0.5%
1898 0.2164 +0.5%
1899 0.2175 +0.5%
1900 0.2187 +0.5%
1901 0.2198 +0.5%
1902 0.2209 +0.5%
1903 0.2219 +0.5%
1904 0.223 +0.5%
1905 0.2242 +0.5%
1906 0.2256 +0.6%
1907 0.2273 +0.7%
1908 0.2293 +0.9%
1909 0.2317 +1.1%
1910 0.2346 +1.2%
1911 0.2394 +2.1%
1912 0.2472 +3.3%
1913 0.2573 +4.1%
1914 0.2693 +4.6%
1915 0.2824 +4.9%
1916 0.2963 +4.9%
1917 0.3104 +4.7%
1918 0.3239 +4.4%
1919 0.3361 +3.7%
1920 0.3462 +3.0%
1921 0.3557 +2.8%
1922 0.366 +2.9%
1923 0.3762 +2.8%
1924 0.3863 +2.7%
1925 0.3955 +2.4%
1926 0.4033 +2.0%
1927 0.409 +1.4%
1928 0.4121 +0.8%
1929 0.4123 +0.0%
1930 0.4088 -0.8%
1931 0.402 -1.7%
1932 0.3928 -2.3%
1933 0.3818 -2.8%
1934 0.3698 -3.1%
1935 0.3574 -3.3%
1936 0.3454 -3.4%
1937 0.3342 -3.2%
1938 0.3245 -2.9%
1939 0.3167 -2.4%
1940 0.3111 -1.8%
1941 0.3362 +8.1%
1942 0.4097 +21.9%
1943 0.517 +26.2%
1944 0.6445 +24.7%
1945 0.7795 +20.9%
1946 0.9098 +16.7%
1947 1.02 +12.6%
1948 1.11 +8.7%
1949 1.16 +4.6%
1950 1.14 -1.9%
1951 1.11 -3.1%
1952 1.05 -5.0%
1953 0.9834 -6.5%
1954 0.9083 -7.6%
1955 0.8316 -8.4%
1956 0.758 -8.9%
1957 0.6919 -8.7%
1958 0.6373 -7.9%
1959 0.5972 -6.3%
1960 0.5749 -3.7%
1961 0.5987 +4.1%
1962 0.5777 -3.5%
1963 0.5842 +1.1%
1964 0.588 +0.7%
1965 0.6085 +3.5%
1966 0.6246 +2.7%
1967 0.6198 -0.8%
1968 0.606 -2.2%
1969 0.6046 -0.2%
1970 0.6393 +5.7%
1971 0.619 -3.2%
1972 0.5779 -6.6%
1973 0.5764 -0.3%
1974 0.4745 -17.7%
1975 0.4919 +3.7%
1976 0.4987 +1.4%
1977 0.5519 +10.7%
1978 0.4855 -12.0%
1979 0.4948 +1.9%
1980 0.5454 +10.2%
1981 0.4668 -14.4%
1982 0.5256 +12.6%
1983 0.4661 -11.3%
1984 0.4458 -4.4%
1985 0.4301 -3.5%
1986 0.4384 +1.9%
1987 0.4503 +2.7%
1988 0.4228 -6.1%
1989 0.4425 +4.7%
1990 0.4522 +2.2%
1991 0.4478 -1.0%
1992 0.438 -2.2%
1993 0.4349 -0.7%
1994 0.4392 +1.0%
1995 0.4284 -2.5%
1996 0.4593 +7.2%
1997 0.428 -6.8%
1998 0.4157 -2.9%
1999 0.4432 +6.6%
2000 0.4719 +6.5%
2001 0.4125 -12.6%
2002 0.3848 -6.7%
2003 0.3371 -12.4%
2004 0.3826 +13.5%
2005 0.3871 +1.2%
2006 0.3953 +2.1%
2007 0.3567 -9.8%
2008 0.3692 +3.5%
2009 0.3646 -1.3%
2010 0.3792 +4.0%
2011 0.3816 +0.7%
2012 0.3437 -9.9%
2013 0.3525 +2.6%
2014 0.3368 -4.5%
2015 0.3095 -8.1%
2016 0.351 +13.4%
2017 0.35 -0.3%
2018 0.3273 -6.5%
2019 0.3334 +1.8%
2020 0.3492 +4.8%
2021 0.3307 -5.3%
2022 0.3341 +1.0%
2023 0.3316 -0.7%
2024 0.3306 -0.3%

Senegal compared with similar countries

  • Senegal's 0.3306 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2468, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Senegal's 0.3306 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita nitrous oxide in Senegal 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
1943 +26.2% 0.4097 0.517

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1477 0.1398 0.1521 10
1860s 0.1476 0.1434 0.1517 10
1870s 0.169 0.1424 0.2012 10
1880s 0.203 0.2013 0.2041 10
1890s 0.2132 0.2097 0.2175 10
1900s 0.2242 0.2187 0.2317 10
1910s 0.2797 0.2346 0.3361 10
1920s 0.3863 0.3462 0.4123 10
1930s 0.3633 0.3167 0.4088 10
1940s 0.721 0.3111 1.16 10
1950s 0.8707 0.5972 1.14 10
1960s 0.5987 0.5749 0.6246 10
1970s 0.541 0.4745 0.6393 10
1980s 0.4634 0.4228 0.5454 10
1990s 0.4387 0.4157 0.4593 10
2000s 0.3862 0.3371 0.4719 10
2010s 0.3465 0.3095 0.3816 10
2020s 0.3353 0.3306 0.3492 5

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 80 Costa Rica 0.339 compare
  2. 81 China 0.335 compare
  3. 82 Moldova 0.3344 compare
  4. 84 Dominican Republic 0.3288 compare
  5. 85 Cook Islands 0.3275 compare
  6. 86 Somalia 0.3235 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Senegal?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Senegal was 0.3306 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 1.16 in 1949.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1398 in 1850.
How does Senegal rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Senegal ranks 83rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Senegal 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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