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Per capita nitrous oxide in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.239 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.239
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
130th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.63
in 1950
All-time low
0.2381
in 2018
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in United Arab Emirates, 1850–2024

00.511.5185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.239.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.63 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2381, in 2018.

That places United Arab Emirates 130th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Per capita nitrous oxide in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.5906 —
1851 0.5995 +1.5%
1852 0.6083 +1.5%
1853 0.6167 +1.4%
1854 0.6248 +1.3%
1855 0.6325 +1.2%
1856 0.6395 +1.1%
1857 0.646 +1.0%
1858 0.6516 +0.9%
1859 0.6565 +0.7%
1860 0.6604 +0.6%
1861 0.6637 +0.5%
1862 0.6668 +0.5%
1863 0.6698 +0.5%
1864 0.6728 +0.4%
1865 0.6757 +0.4%
1866 0.6786 +0.4%
1867 0.6816 +0.4%
1868 0.6846 +0.4%
1869 0.6869 +0.3%
1870 0.6886 +0.2%
1871 0.6944 +0.8%
1872 0.7078 +1.9%
1873 0.7267 +2.7%
1874 0.7498 +3.2%
1875 0.7751 +3.4%
1876 0.8006 +3.3%
1877 0.8245 +3.0%
1878 0.8449 +2.5%
1879 0.8599 +1.8%
1880 0.8679 +0.9%
1881 0.8712 +0.4%
1882 0.8734 +0.3%
1883 0.8748 +0.2%
1884 0.8755 +0.1%
1885 0.8758 +0.0%
1886 0.8759 +0.0%
1887 0.876 +0.0%
1888 0.8762 +0.0%
1889 0.8768 +0.1%
1890 0.8824 +0.6%
1891 0.883 +0.1%
1892 0.8837 +0.1%
1893 0.8845 +0.1%
1894 0.8855 +0.1%
1895 0.8866 +0.1%
1896 0.888 +0.2%
1897 0.8896 +0.2%
1898 0.8915 +0.2%
1899 0.8936 +0.2%
1900 0.8962 +0.3%
1901 0.8996 +0.4%
1902 0.904 +0.5%
1903 0.9093 +0.6%
1904 0.9153 +0.7%
1905 0.9217 +0.7%
1906 0.9284 +0.7%
1907 0.935 +0.7%
1908 0.9415 +0.7%
1909 0.9471 +0.6%
1910 0.9517 +0.5%
1911 0.9554 +0.4%
1912 0.9583 +0.3%
1913 0.9606 +0.2%
1914 0.9627 +0.2%
1915 0.9648 +0.2%
1916 0.9669 +0.2%
1917 0.9691 +0.2%
1918 0.9716 +0.3%
1919 0.9743 +0.3%
1920 0.9772 +0.3%
1921 0.9815 +0.4%
1922 0.9879 +0.7%
1923 0.9961 +0.8%
1924 1.01 +0.9%
1925 1.02 +1.0%
1926 1.03 +1.0%
1927 1.04 +0.9%
1928 1.04 +0.9%
1929 1.05 +0.7%
1930 1.06 +0.6%
1931 1.06 +0.4%
1932 1.07 +0.4%
1933 1.07 +0.3%
1934 1.07 +0.3%
1935 1.08 +0.3%
1936 1.08 +0.3%
1937 1.08 +0.4%
1938 1.09 +0.5%
1939 1.1 +0.6%
1940 1.1 +0.7%
1941 1.12 +1.8%
1942 1.16 +3.7%
1943 1.22 +4.9%
1944 1.29 +5.6%
1945 1.36 +5.7%
1946 1.44 +5.5%
1947 1.51 +5.0%
1948 1.57 +4.2%
1949 1.62 +2.7%
1950 1.63 +1.1%
1951 1.57 -4.1%
1952 1.5 -4.1%
1953 1.44 -4.1%
1954 1.38 -3.9%
1955 1.33 -3.8%
1956 1.28 -3.6%
1957 1.24 -3.4%
1958 1.2 -3.3%
1959 1.16 -3.2%
1960 1.13 -3.1%
1961 1.15 +1.9%
1962 1.13 -1.9%
1963 1.11 -1.2%
1964 1.1 -0.8%
1965 1.1 -0.6%
1966 1.1 +0.0%
1967 1.11 +1.4%
1968 1.05 -5.4%
1969 0.9168 -12.9%
1970 0.5898 -35.7%
1971 0.6035 +2.3%
1972 0.5795 -4.0%
1973 0.629 +8.5%
1974 0.5807 -7.7%
1975 0.536 -7.7%
1976 0.5372 +0.2%
1977 0.4907 -8.7%
1978 0.4933 +0.5%
1979 0.3975 -19.4%
1980 0.4477 +12.6%
1981 0.4307 -3.8%
1982 0.4255 -1.2%
1983 0.4093 -3.8%
1984 0.4329 +5.8%
1985 0.4264 -1.5%
1986 0.3979 -6.7%
1987 0.3947 -0.8%
1988 0.3727 -5.6%
1989 0.3946 +5.9%
1990 0.3884 -1.6%
1991 0.4068 +4.7%
1992 0.3973 -2.3%
1993 0.4029 +1.4%
1994 0.4178 +3.7%
1995 0.4299 +2.9%
1996 0.4279 -0.5%
1997 0.4125 -3.6%
1998 0.3942 -4.4%
1999 0.3817 -3.2%
2000 0.3408 -10.7%
2001 0.3477 +2.0%
2002 0.3584 +3.1%
2003 0.3532 -1.4%
2004 0.3393 -4.0%
2005 0.3409 +0.5%
2006 0.3281 -3.8%
2007 0.3131 -4.6%
2008 0.3058 -2.4%
2009 0.3033 -0.8%
2010 0.3097 +2.1%
2011 0.2981 -3.7%
2012 0.29 -2.7%
2013 0.2981 +2.8%
2014 0.2816 -5.5%
2015 0.2609 -7.4%
2016 0.2604 -0.2%
2017 0.254 -2.4%
2018 0.2381 -6.3%
2019 0.2422 +1.7%
2020 0.2414 -0.4%
2021 0.243 +0.7%
2022 0.2452 +0.9%
2023 0.2397 -2.3%
2024 0.239 -0.3%

United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries

  • United Arab Emirates's 0.239 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3904, 61% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • United Arab Emirates's 0.239 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2287, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita nitrous oxide in United Arab Emirates 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
1970 -35.7% 0.9168 0.5898

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.6266 0.5906 0.6565 10
1860s 0.6741 0.6604 0.6869 10
1870s 0.7672 0.6886 0.8599 10
1880s 0.8744 0.8679 0.8768 10
1890s 0.8868 0.8824 0.8936 10
1900s 0.9198 0.8962 0.9471 10
1910s 0.9635 0.9517 0.9743 10
1920s 1.01 0.9772 1.05 10
1930s 1.08 1.06 1.1 10
1940s 1.34 1.1 1.62 10
1950s 1.37 1.16 1.63 10
1960s 1.09 0.9168 1.15 10
1970s 0.5437 0.3975 0.629 10
1980s 0.4132 0.3727 0.4477 10
1990s 0.4059 0.3817 0.4299 10
2000s 0.3331 0.3033 0.3584 10
2010s 0.2733 0.2381 0.3097 10
2020s 0.2417 0.239 0.2452 5

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 127 Tajikistan 0.2444 compare
  2. 128 Bhutan 0.2409 compare
  3. 129 Armenia 0.2393 compare
  4. 131 Samoa 0.2377 compare
  5. 132 Nepal 0.2353 compare
  6. 133 Tonga 0.2352 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in United Arab Emirates?
Per capita nitrous oxide in United Arab Emirates was 0.239 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 1.63 in 1950.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2381 in 2018.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
United Arab Emirates ranks 130th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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