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Per capita nitrous oxide in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.169 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.169
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
156th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2888
in 1950
All-time low
0.0484
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Sierra Leone, 1850–2024

0.050.10.150.20.250.3185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 0.169 for per capita nitrous oxide in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.2888 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0484, in 1850.

That places Sierra Leone 156th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Per capita nitrous oxide in Sierra Leone, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0484 —
1851 0.0491 +1.4%
1852 0.0497 +1.2%
1853 0.0502 +1.0%
1854 0.0507 +0.9%
1855 0.0511 +0.8%
1856 0.0514 +0.7%
1857 0.0517 +0.5%
1858 0.0519 +0.4%
1859 0.052 +0.2%
1860 0.052 -0.1%
1861 0.0519 -0.2%
1862 0.0517 -0.2%
1863 0.0516 -0.3%
1864 0.0514 -0.3%
1865 0.0513 -0.3%
1866 0.0511 -0.3%
1867 0.0509 -0.3%
1868 0.0508 -0.3%
1869 0.0507 -0.3%
1870 0.0505 -0.3%
1871 0.0509 +0.7%
1872 0.052 +2.3%
1873 0.0538 +3.4%
1874 0.056 +4.1%
1875 0.0584 +4.3%
1876 0.0608 +4.2%
1877 0.0631 +3.7%
1878 0.065 +3.0%
1879 0.0664 +2.1%
1880 0.067 +1.0%
1881 0.0673 +0.3%
1882 0.0674 +0.2%
1883 0.0674 +0.1%
1884 0.0674 -0.0%
1885 0.0673 -0.1%
1886 0.0673 -0.1%
1887 0.0672 -0.1%
1888 0.0671 -0.1%
1889 0.0671 -0.0%
1890 0.0697 +3.9%
1891 0.07 +0.4%
1892 0.0703 +0.4%
1893 0.0706 +0.5%
1894 0.071 +0.5%
1895 0.0714 +0.5%
1896 0.0718 +0.6%
1897 0.0722 +0.6%
1898 0.0727 +0.6%
1899 0.0732 +0.6%
1900 0.0736 +0.7%
1901 0.0741 +0.7%
1902 0.0747 +0.7%
1903 0.0753 +0.8%
1904 0.0759 +0.8%
1905 0.0765 +0.8%
1906 0.0772 +0.9%
1907 0.0779 +0.9%
1908 0.0786 +0.9%
1909 0.0793 +1.0%
1910 0.0801 +1.0%
1911 0.0813 +1.4%
1912 0.083 +2.2%
1913 0.0853 +2.7%
1914 0.0879 +3.1%
1915 0.0908 +3.3%
1916 0.0938 +3.3%
1917 0.0969 +3.3%
1918 0.0999 +3.1%
1919 0.1026 +2.7%
1920 0.1048 +2.1%
1921 0.1068 +1.9%
1922 0.1089 +2.0%
1923 0.1109 +1.9%
1924 0.1129 +1.8%
1925 0.1147 +1.6%
1926 0.1162 +1.3%
1927 0.1173 +0.9%
1928 0.1179 +0.5%
1929 0.1178 -0.1%
1930 0.117 -0.7%
1931 0.1155 -1.3%
1932 0.1136 -1.6%
1933 0.1115 -1.9%
1934 0.1091 -2.1%
1935 0.1067 -2.2%
1936 0.1045 -2.1%
1937 0.1024 -2.0%
1938 0.1007 -1.7%
1939 0.0993 -1.4%
1940 0.0983 -0.9%
1941 0.104 +5.8%
1942 0.1201 +15.5%
1943 0.1436 +19.5%
1944 0.1715 +19.4%
1945 0.201 +17.2%
1946 0.2295 +14.2%
1947 0.2546 +11.0%
1948 0.2741 +7.7%
1949 0.2861 +4.4%
1950 0.2888 +0.9%
1951 0.2848 -1.4%
1952 0.2764 -2.9%
1953 0.2651 -4.1%
1954 0.2517 -5.0%
1955 0.2375 -5.7%
1956 0.2234 -5.9%
1957 0.2106 -5.7%
1958 0.2002 -5.0%
1959 0.1928 -3.7%
1960 0.1893 -1.8%
1961 0.1981 +4.7%
1962 0.1999 +0.9%
1963 0.2028 +1.4%
1964 0.2044 +0.8%
1965 0.2074 +1.5%
1966 0.2091 +0.8%
1967 0.2105 +0.7%
1968 0.2082 -1.1%
1969 0.2101 +0.9%
1970 0.2257 +7.4%
1971 0.2165 -4.1%
1972 0.2118 -2.1%
1973 0.2207 +4.2%
1974 0.1863 -15.6%
1975 0.1961 +5.3%
1976 0.1991 +1.5%
1977 0.2184 +9.7%
1978 0.1957 -10.4%
1979 0.2018 +3.1%
1980 0.2277 +12.9%
1981 0.199 -12.6%
1982 0.2256 +13.4%
1983 0.2053 -9.0%
1984 0.1958 -4.6%
1985 0.1793 -8.4%
1986 0.1804 +0.6%
1987 0.1808 +0.2%
1988 0.1654 -8.5%
1989 0.1745 +5.5%
1990 0.19 +8.9%
1991 0.187 -1.6%
1992 0.1894 +1.3%
1993 0.1893 -0.0%
1994 0.1953 +3.2%
1995 0.1949 -0.2%
1996 0.1584 -18.7%
1997 0.1534 -3.2%
1998 0.1467 -4.4%
1999 0.1443 -1.6%
2000 0.1336 -7.5%
2001 0.1315 -1.5%
2002 0.1342 +2.0%
2003 0.1706 +27.1%
2004 0.1802 +5.6%
2005 0.1768 -1.8%
2006 0.2382 +34.7%
2007 0.2151 -9.7%
2008 0.176 -18.2%
2009 0.1846 +4.9%
2010 0.1713 -7.2%
2011 0.1819 +6.2%
2012 0.2111 +16.1%
2013 0.2023 -4.2%
2014 0.2066 +2.2%
2015 0.212 +2.6%
2016 0.1943 -8.3%
2017 0.1878 -3.4%
2018 0.1783 -5.0%
2019 0.159 -10.9%
2020 0.1597 +0.5%
2021 0.1696 +6.2%
2022 0.1663 -2.0%
2023 0.1648 -0.9%
2024 0.169 +2.5%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 0.169 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2573, 66% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 0.169 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita nitrous oxide in Sierra Leone 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
2006 +34.7% 0.1768 0.2382
2003 +27.1% 0.1342 0.1706

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0506 0.0484 0.052 10
1860s 0.0513 0.0507 0.052 10
1870s 0.0577 0.0505 0.0664 10
1880s 0.0673 0.067 0.0674 10
1890s 0.0713 0.0697 0.0732 10
1900s 0.0763 0.0736 0.0793 10
1910s 0.0902 0.0801 0.1026 10
1920s 0.1128 0.1048 0.1179 10
1930s 0.108 0.0993 0.117 10
1940s 0.1883 0.0983 0.2861 10
1950s 0.2431 0.1928 0.2888 10
1960s 0.204 0.1893 0.2105 10
1970s 0.2072 0.1863 0.2257 10
1980s 0.1934 0.1654 0.2277 10
1990s 0.1749 0.1443 0.1953 10
2000s 0.1741 0.1315 0.2382 10
2010s 0.1905 0.159 0.212 10
2020s 0.1659 0.1597 0.1696 5

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 153 Niue 0.1753 compare
  2. 154 Algeria 0.1733 compare
  3. 155 Papua New Guinea 0.1709 compare
  4. 157 Cape Verde 0.1678 compare
  5. 158 Barbados 0.1665 compare
  6. 159 Syria 0.1648 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Sierra Leone?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Sierra Leone was 0.169 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 0.2888 in 1950.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0484 in 1850.
How does Sierra Leone rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Sierra Leone ranks 156th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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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