Per capita nitrous oxide in Sudan
Sudan: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.5695 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita nitrous oxide in Sudan, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide in Sudan stood at 0.5695.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Sudan peaked at 1.03 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0731, in 1850.
That places Sudan 41st out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita nitrous oxide in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0731 | — |
| 1851 | 0.0743 | +1.6% |
| 1852 | 0.0754 | +1.6% |
| 1853 | 0.0766 | +1.5% |
| 1854 | 0.0776 | +1.4% |
| 1855 | 0.0785 | +1.2% |
| 1856 | 0.0794 | +1.1% |
| 1857 | 0.0801 | +0.9% |
| 1858 | 0.0806 | +0.7% |
| 1859 | 0.081 | +0.5% |
| 1860 | 0.0813 | +0.3% |
| 1861 | 0.0814 | +0.1% |
| 1862 | 0.0814 | +0.1% |
| 1863 | 0.0815 | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.0815 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.0815 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.0816 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.0816 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.0816 | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.0817 | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.0818 | +0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.0829 | +1.3% |
| 1872 | 0.0856 | +3.2% |
| 1873 | 0.0895 | +4.6% |
| 1874 | 0.0943 | +5.3% |
| 1875 | 0.0995 | +5.6% |
| 1876 | 0.1048 | +5.4% |
| 1877 | 0.1099 | +4.8% |
| 1878 | 0.1143 | +4.0% |
| 1879 | 0.1177 | +3.0% |
| 1880 | 0.1198 | +1.7% |
| 1881 | 0.1209 | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 0.1218 | +0.8% |
| 1883 | 0.1226 | +0.6% |
| 1884 | 0.1232 | +0.5% |
| 1885 | 0.1238 | +0.5% |
| 1886 | 0.1243 | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 0.1248 | +0.4% |
| 1888 | 0.1253 | +0.4% |
| 1889 | 0.126 | +0.5% |
| 1890 | 0.1314 | +4.3% |
| 1891 | 0.1324 | +0.8% |
| 1892 | 0.1334 | +0.8% |
| 1893 | 0.1345 | +0.8% |
| 1894 | 0.1357 | +0.9% |
| 1895 | 0.1369 | +0.9% |
| 1896 | 0.1381 | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 0.1394 | +0.9% |
| 1898 | 0.1407 | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 0.142 | +1.0% |
| 1900 | 0.1434 | +1.0% |
| 1901 | 0.1448 | +1.0% |
| 1902 | 0.1462 | +0.9% |
| 1903 | 0.1475 | +0.9% |
| 1904 | 0.1489 | +0.9% |
| 1905 | 0.1504 | +1.0% |
| 1906 | 0.152 | +1.1% |
| 1907 | 0.1538 | +1.2% |
| 1908 | 0.1557 | +1.3% |
| 1909 | 0.1579 | +1.4% |
| 1910 | 0.1604 | +1.6% |
| 1911 | 0.164 | +2.3% |
| 1912 | 0.1694 | +3.3% |
| 1913 | 0.1763 | +4.0% |
| 1914 | 0.1843 | +4.5% |
| 1915 | 0.1931 | +4.8% |
| 1916 | 0.2024 | +4.8% |
| 1917 | 0.2119 | +4.7% |
| 1918 | 0.2206 | +4.1% |
| 1919 | 0.2288 | +3.7% |
| 1920 | 0.2363 | +3.2% |
| 1921 | 0.2438 | +3.2% |
| 1922 | 0.2523 | +3.5% |
| 1923 | 0.2613 | +3.6% |
| 1924 | 0.2703 | +3.5% |
| 1925 | 0.279 | +3.2% |
| 1926 | 0.2869 | +2.8% |
| 1927 | 0.2935 | +2.3% |
| 1928 | 0.2986 | +1.7% |
| 1929 | 0.3015 | +1.0% |
| 1930 | 0.3021 | +0.2% |
| 1931 | 0.3002 | -0.6% |
| 1932 | 0.2965 | -1.2% |
| 1933 | 0.2914 | -1.7% |
| 1934 | 0.2855 | -2.0% |
| 1935 | 0.2792 | -2.2% |
| 1936 | 0.2729 | -2.2% |
| 1937 | 0.2672 | -2.1% |
| 1938 | 0.2625 | -1.8% |
| 1939 | 0.2592 | -1.3% |
| 1940 | 0.2577 | -0.6% |
| 1941 | 0.2799 | +8.6% |
| 1942 | 0.3404 | +21.6% |
| 1943 | 0.4292 | +26.1% |
| 1944 | 0.5365 | +25.0% |
| 1945 | 0.6527 | +21.6% |
| 1946 | 0.7681 | +17.7% |
| 1947 | 0.8735 | +13.7% |
| 1948 | 0.9597 | +9.9% |
| 1949 | 1.02 | +6.0% |
| 1950 | 1.03 | +1.5% |
| 1951 | 0.9965 | -3.5% |
| 1952 | 0.9436 | -5.3% |
| 1953 | 0.8805 | -6.7% |
| 1954 | 0.812 | -7.8% |
| 1955 | 0.7426 | -8.5% |
| 1956 | 0.6765 | -8.9% |
| 1957 | 0.6173 | -8.7% |
| 1958 | 0.5685 | -7.9% |
| 1959 | 0.5323 | -6.4% |
| 1960 | 0.5111 | -4.0% |
| 1961 | 0.5803 | +13.6% |
| 1962 | 0.5616 | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5896 | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6094 | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5926 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.6174 | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.652 | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6722 | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6466 | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6487 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.6341 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6241 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6524 | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6072 | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6372 | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6219 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.611 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5748 | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5984 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.65 | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6248 | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7308 | +17.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6706 | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6763 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6808 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6289 | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6145 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.618 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6222 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6491 | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6649 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7122 | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7463 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8028 | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7959 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8184 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7774 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8268 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8222 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8369 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8281 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8277 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8272 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8241 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8299 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7863 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7963 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7761 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7758 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7334 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7086 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7369 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7244 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.699 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6847 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7001 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6654 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.661 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6168 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6387 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6004 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5774 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5727 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5695 | -0.6% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.5695 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2573, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.5695 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita nitrous oxide in Sudan 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | +26.1% | 0.3404 | 0.4292 |
| 1944 | +25.0% | 0.4292 | 0.5365 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0777 | 0.0731 | 0.081 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0815 | 0.0813 | 0.0817 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.098 | 0.0818 | 0.1177 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1232 | 0.1198 | 0.126 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1365 | 0.1314 | 0.142 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1501 | 0.1434 | 0.1579 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1911 | 0.1604 | 0.2288 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2724 | 0.2363 | 0.3015 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2817 | 0.2592 | 0.3021 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6115 | 0.2577 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7803 | 0.5323 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6033 | 0.5111 | 0.6722 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.621 | 0.5748 | 0.6524 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6517 | 0.6145 | 0.7308 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7616 | 0.6491 | 0.8268 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8108 | 0.7758 | 0.8369 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.693 | 0.6168 | 0.7369 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5917 | 0.5695 | 0.6387 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide in Sudan?
- Per capita nitrous oxide in Sudan was 0.5695 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 1950.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0731 in 1850.
- How does Sudan rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
- Sudan ranks 41st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan 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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