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Per capita nitrous oxide in Tanzania

Tanzania: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.3819 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.3819
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
70th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.41
in 1950
All-time low
0.0929
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Tanzania, 1850–2024

00.511.5185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 0.3819 for per capita nitrous oxide in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Tanzania peaked at 1.41 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0929, in 1850.

Tanzania ranks 70th 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 Tanzania, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0929 —
1851 0.0941 +1.3%
1852 0.0956 +1.6%
1853 0.0974 +1.9%
1854 0.0991 +1.8%
1855 0.1007 +1.6%
1856 0.1022 +1.4%
1857 0.1034 +1.2%
1858 0.1045 +1.0%
1859 0.1053 +0.8%
1860 0.1058 +0.5%
1861 0.1062 +0.4%
1862 0.1066 +0.3%
1863 0.1069 +0.3%
1864 0.1072 +0.3%
1865 0.1074 +0.3%
1866 0.1077 +0.3%
1867 0.108 +0.3%
1868 0.1083 +0.3%
1869 0.1087 +0.3%
1870 0.1091 +0.4%
1871 0.1109 +1.7%
1872 0.1153 +3.9%
1873 0.1215 +5.4%
1874 0.1292 +6.3%
1875 0.1376 +6.5%
1876 0.1462 +6.3%
1877 0.1544 +5.6%
1878 0.1617 +4.7%
1879 0.1673 +3.5%
1880 0.1707 +2.0%
1881 0.1726 +1.1%
1882 0.174 +0.8%
1883 0.1751 +0.6%
1884 0.176 +0.5%
1885 0.1768 +0.4%
1886 0.1775 +0.4%
1887 0.1783 +0.4%
1888 0.179 +0.4%
1889 0.1803 +0.7%
1890 0.1896 +5.2%
1891 0.1922 +1.4%
1892 0.1954 +1.6%
1893 0.199 +1.9%
1894 0.2028 +1.9%
1895 0.2067 +1.9%
1896 0.2107 +1.9%
1897 0.2148 +2.0%
1898 0.2191 +2.0%
1899 0.2234 +1.9%
1900 0.2275 +1.9%
1901 0.2315 +1.8%
1902 0.2353 +1.6%
1903 0.2389 +1.5%
1904 0.2427 +1.6%
1905 0.2466 +1.6%
1906 0.2508 +1.7%
1907 0.2553 +1.8%
1908 0.2602 +1.9%
1909 0.2654 +2.0%
1910 0.271 +2.1%
1911 0.2786 +2.8%
1912 0.2893 +3.9%
1913 0.3026 +4.6%
1914 0.3182 +5.1%
1915 0.3353 +5.4%
1916 0.3534 +5.4%
1917 0.3719 +5.2%
1918 0.3902 +4.9%
1919 0.4064 +4.2%
1920 0.4199 +3.3%
1921 0.4323 +2.9%
1922 0.445 +2.9%
1923 0.4571 +2.7%
1924 0.4691 +2.6%
1925 0.48 +2.3%
1926 0.4892 +1.9%
1927 0.496 +1.4%
1928 0.4997 +0.7%
1929 0.4997 +0.0%
1930 0.4956 -0.8%
1931 0.4874 -1.6%
1932 0.4765 -2.2%
1933 0.4636 -2.7%
1934 0.4495 -3.0%
1935 0.4351 -3.2%
1936 0.421 -3.2%
1937 0.408 -3.1%
1938 0.3968 -2.8%
1939 0.3876 -2.3%
1940 0.3812 -1.7%
1941 0.4113 +7.9%
1942 0.4994 +21.4%
1943 0.6277 +25.7%
1944 0.7801 +24.3%
1945 0.9414 +20.7%
1946 1.1 +16.5%
1947 1.23 +12.5%
1948 1.34 +8.6%
1949 1.4 +4.5%
1950 1.41 +0.4%
1951 1.36 -3.1%
1952 1.3 -4.9%
1953 1.21 -6.4%
1954 1.12 -7.5%
1955 1.03 -8.3%
1956 0.9393 -8.7%
1957 0.8585 -8.6%
1958 0.7914 -7.8%
1959 0.7422 -6.2%
1960 0.7146 -3.7%
1961 0.7482 +4.7%
1962 0.7354 -1.7%
1963 0.7302 -0.7%
1964 0.7146 -2.1%
1965 0.7417 +3.8%
1966 0.6983 -5.8%
1967 0.6861 -1.8%
1968 0.6735 -1.8%
1969 0.6624 -1.6%
1970 0.8015 +21.0%
1971 0.5749 -28.3%
1972 0.5804 +1.0%
1973 0.586 +1.0%
1974 0.5402 -7.8%
1975 0.5766 +6.7%
1976 0.5433 -5.8%
1977 0.5668 +4.3%
1978 0.5675 +0.1%
1979 0.6391 +12.6%
1980 0.5675 -11.2%
1981 0.5248 -7.5%
1982 0.5614 +7.0%
1983 0.5572 -0.7%
1984 0.4626 -17.0%
1985 0.4606 -0.4%
1986 0.4492 -2.5%
1987 0.5024 +11.9%
1988 0.4254 -15.3%
1989 0.4291 +0.9%
1990 0.5006 +16.7%
1991 0.4883 -2.5%
1992 0.4872 -0.2%
1993 0.4815 -1.2%
1994 0.4579 -4.9%
1995 0.4791 +4.6%
1996 0.4472 -6.7%
1997 0.4331 -3.2%
1998 0.4686 +8.2%
1999 0.4676 -0.2%
2000 0.4247 -9.2%
2001 0.4149 -2.3%
2002 0.4468 +7.7%
2003 0.4905 +9.8%
2004 0.4585 -6.5%
2005 0.4758 +3.8%
2006 0.4199 -11.8%
2007 0.4432 +5.5%
2008 0.4341 -2.1%
2009 0.4375 +0.8%
2010 0.4398 +0.5%
2011 0.4342 -1.3%
2012 0.4482 +3.2%
2013 0.4489 +0.1%
2014 0.4367 -2.7%
2015 0.4401 +0.8%
2016 0.4294 -2.4%
2017 0.4027 -6.2%
2018 0.3919 -2.7%
2019 0.3973 +1.4%
2020 0.4035 +1.6%
2021 0.3927 -2.7%
2022 0.3888 -1.0%
2023 0.3852 -0.9%
2024 0.3819 -0.9%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 0.3819 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2468, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's 0.3819 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita nitrous oxide in Tanzania 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
1971 -28.3% 0.8015 0.5749
1943 +25.7% 0.4994 0.6277

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0995 0.0929 0.1053 10
1860s 0.1073 0.1058 0.1087 10
1870s 0.1353 0.1091 0.1673 10
1880s 0.1761 0.1707 0.1803 10
1890s 0.2054 0.1896 0.2234 10
1900s 0.2454 0.2275 0.2654 10
1910s 0.3317 0.271 0.4064 10
1920s 0.4688 0.4199 0.4997 10
1930s 0.4421 0.3876 0.4956 10
1940s 0.8713 0.3812 1.4 10
1950s 1.08 0.7422 1.41 10
1960s 0.7105 0.6624 0.7482 10
1970s 0.5976 0.5402 0.8015 10
1980s 0.494 0.4254 0.5675 10
1990s 0.4711 0.4331 0.5006 10
2000s 0.4446 0.4149 0.4905 10
2010s 0.4269 0.3919 0.4489 10
2020s 0.3904 0.3819 0.4035 5

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 67 Ethiopia 0.3909 compare
  2. 68 Austria 0.3904 compare
  3. 69 Saudi Arabia 0.3844 compare
  4. 71 Germany 0.3803 compare
  5. 72 Chile 0.3696 compare
  6. 73 Mozambique 0.3671 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Tanzania?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Tanzania was 0.3819 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 1.41 in 1950.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0929 in 1850.
How does Tanzania rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Tanzania ranks 70th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tanzania 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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