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Per capita nitrous oxide in South Africa

South Africa: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.3171 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.3171
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
89th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.35
in 1950
All-time low
0.3171
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in South Africa, 1850–2024

0.250.50.7511.2185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide in South Africa stood at 0.3171. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in South Africa peaked at 1.35 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.3171, in 2024.

That places South Africa 89th 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 175 years of available data.

Per capita nitrous oxide in South Africa, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.4247 —
1851 0.4249 +0.0%
1852 0.4258 +0.2%
1853 0.4274 +0.4%
1854 0.4287 +0.3%
1855 0.4296 +0.2%
1856 0.43 +0.1%
1857 0.4299 -0.0%
1858 0.4292 -0.2%
1859 0.4279 -0.3%
1860 0.4259 -0.5%
1861 0.4234 -0.6%
1862 0.4209 -0.6%
1863 0.4183 -0.6%
1864 0.4157 -0.6%
1865 0.413 -0.6%
1866 0.4103 -0.6%
1867 0.4077 -0.6%
1868 0.4052 -0.6%
1869 0.4027 -0.6%
1870 0.4004 -0.6%
1871 0.4012 +0.2%
1872 0.4073 +1.5%
1873 0.4172 +2.4%
1874 0.4297 +3.0%
1875 0.4434 +3.2%
1876 0.4572 +3.1%
1877 0.4698 +2.8%
1878 0.4802 +2.2%
1879 0.4872 +1.5%
1880 0.4899 +0.5%
1881 0.4896 -0.0%
1882 0.4888 -0.2%
1883 0.4874 -0.3%
1884 0.4857 -0.4%
1885 0.4837 -0.4%
1886 0.4816 -0.4%
1887 0.4795 -0.4%
1888 0.4775 -0.4%
1889 0.4757 -0.4%
1890 0.4889 +2.8%
1891 0.4885 -0.1%
1892 0.4882 -0.1%
1893 0.4881 -0.0%
1894 0.488 -0.0%
1895 0.4881 +0.0%
1896 0.4883 +0.0%
1897 0.4886 +0.1%
1898 0.489 +0.1%
1899 0.4888 -0.0%
1900 0.488 -0.2%
1901 0.4867 -0.3%
1902 0.4847 -0.4%
1903 0.4823 -0.5%
1904 0.4799 -0.5%
1905 0.4778 -0.5%
1906 0.4758 -0.4%
1907 0.4741 -0.4%
1908 0.4726 -0.3%
1909 0.4715 -0.2%
1910 0.4709 -0.1%
1911 0.4724 +0.3%
1912 0.4775 +1.1%
1913 0.4853 +1.6%
1914 0.4949 +2.0%
1915 0.5057 +2.2%
1916 0.5171 +2.2%
1917 0.5283 +2.2%
1918 0.5392 +2.1%
1919 0.5483 +1.7%
1920 0.5551 +1.2%
1921 0.5612 +1.1%
1922 0.568 +1.2%
1923 0.5748 +1.2%
1924 0.5813 +1.1%
1925 0.5869 +1.0%
1926 0.5907 +0.7%
1927 0.5924 +0.3%
1928 0.5912 -0.2%
1929 0.5869 -0.7%
1930 0.5789 -1.4%
1931 0.5683 -1.8%
1932 0.5569 -2.0%
1933 0.545 -2.1%
1934 0.5331 -2.2%
1935 0.5216 -2.2%
1936 0.5108 -2.1%
1937 0.5011 -1.9%
1938 0.4929 -1.7%
1939 0.4864 -1.3%
1940 0.482 -0.9%
1941 0.5085 +5.5%
1942 0.5841 +14.9%
1943 0.6937 +18.8%
1944 0.8233 +18.7%
1945 0.9597 +16.6%
1946 1.09 +13.7%
1947 1.21 +10.5%
1948 1.29 +7.3%
1949 1.34 +3.9%
1950 1.35 +0.3%
1951 1.32 -2.4%
1952 1.26 -4.0%
1953 1.2 -5.2%
1954 1.12 -6.2%
1955 1.05 -6.8%
1956 0.9723 -7.1%
1957 0.9046 -7.0%
1958 0.8481 -6.2%
1959 0.8062 -4.9%
1960 0.7816 -3.1%
1961 0.8281 +6.0%
1962 0.8162 -1.4%
1963 0.8029 -1.6%
1964 0.7776 -3.1%
1965 0.7625 -1.9%
1966 0.7172 -5.9%
1967 0.7242 +1.0%
1968 0.7133 -1.5%
1969 0.7112 -0.3%
1970 0.6903 -2.9%
1971 0.6462 -6.4%
1972 0.6454 -0.1%
1973 0.6351 -1.6%
1974 0.6346 -0.1%
1975 0.6475 +2.0%
1976 0.6355 -1.9%
1977 0.6396 +0.6%
1978 0.628 -1.8%
1979 0.6412 +2.1%
1980 0.6215 -3.1%
1981 0.6093 -2.0%
1982 0.5802 -4.8%
1983 0.5346 -7.9%
1984 0.512 -4.2%
1985 0.4813 -6.0%
1986 0.4605 -4.3%
1987 0.4567 -0.8%
1988 0.4427 -3.1%
1989 0.4428 +0.0%
1990 0.4575 +3.3%
1991 0.4472 -2.2%
1992 0.4766 +6.6%
1993 0.4674 -1.9%
1994 0.4576 -2.1%
1995 0.4554 -0.5%
1996 0.4929 +8.2%
1997 0.4901 -0.6%
1998 0.484 -1.2%
1999 0.4619 -4.6%
2000 0.4302 -6.9%
2001 0.4303 +0.0%
2002 0.4556 +5.9%
2003 0.4321 -5.2%
2004 0.4292 -0.7%
2005 0.4285 -0.2%
2006 0.4023 -6.1%
2007 0.4098 +1.9%
2008 0.3966 -3.2%
2009 0.3855 -2.8%
2010 0.3894 +1.0%
2011 0.3821 -1.9%
2012 0.384 +0.5%
2013 0.3701 -3.6%
2014 0.3655 -1.2%
2015 0.3414 -6.6%
2016 0.3246 -4.9%
2017 0.3512 +8.2%
2018 0.3453 -1.7%
2019 0.3358 -2.8%
2020 0.3275 -2.5%
2021 0.345 +5.3%
2022 0.319 -7.5%
2023 0.3181 -0.3%
2024 0.3171 -0.3%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 0.3171 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 0.3171 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.4278 0.4247 0.43 10
1860s 0.4143 0.4027 0.4259 10
1870s 0.4394 0.4004 0.4872 10
1880s 0.4839 0.4757 0.4899 10
1890s 0.4885 0.488 0.489 10
1900s 0.4793 0.4715 0.488 10
1910s 0.504 0.4709 0.5483 10
1920s 0.5789 0.5551 0.5924 10
1930s 0.5295 0.4864 0.5789 10
1940s 0.8987 0.482 1.34 10
1950s 1.08 0.8062 1.35 10
1960s 0.7635 0.7112 0.8281 10
1970s 0.6443 0.628 0.6903 10
1980s 0.5142 0.4427 0.6215 10
1990s 0.4691 0.4472 0.4929 10
2000s 0.42 0.3855 0.4556 10
2010s 0.3589 0.3246 0.3894 10
2020s 0.3253 0.3171 0.345 5

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 86 Somalia 0.3235 compare
  2. 87 Belize 0.3218 compare
  3. 88 Zimbabwe 0.3176 compare
  4. 90 Mexico 0.3022 compare
  5. 91 Vietnam 0.3001 compare
  6. 92 Qatar 0.3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in South Africa?
Per capita nitrous oxide in South Africa was 0.3171 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.35 in 1950.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3171 in 2024.
How does South Africa rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
South Africa ranks 89th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa 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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