Per capita nitrous oxide in United States
United States: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.6936 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6936
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
30th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.39
in 1969
All-time low
0.6467
in 1933
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide in United States, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide in United States stood at 0.6936.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in United States peaked at 1.39 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.6467, in 1933.
United States ranks 30th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita nitrous oxide in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.35 | — |
| 1851 | 1.33 | -1.3% |
| 1852 | 1.31 | -1.4% |
| 1853 | 1.29 | -1.4% |
| 1854 | 1.27 | -1.5% |
| 1855 | 1.25 | -1.6% |
| 1856 | 1.23 | -1.8% |
| 1857 | 1.21 | -1.9% |
| 1858 | 1.18 | -2.0% |
| 1859 | 1.16 | -2.1% |
| 1860 | 1.13 | -2.1% |
| 1861 | 1.11 | -2.1% |
| 1862 | 1.09 | -2.0% |
| 1863 | 1.07 | -1.9% |
| 1864 | 1.05 | -1.9% |
| 1865 | 1.03 | -1.9% |
| 1866 | 1.01 | -1.9% |
| 1867 | 0.989 | -1.9% |
| 1868 | 0.9705 | -1.9% |
| 1869 | 0.9526 | -1.8% |
| 1870 | 0.9354 | -1.8% |
| 1871 | 0.9268 | -0.9% |
| 1872 | 0.9318 | +0.5% |
| 1873 | 0.9465 | +1.6% |
| 1874 | 0.967 | +2.2% |
| 1875 | 0.9901 | +2.4% |
| 1876 | 1.01 | +2.3% |
| 1877 | 1.03 | +1.9% |
| 1878 | 1.04 | +1.3% |
| 1879 | 1.05 | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 1.04 | -0.5% |
| 1881 | 1.03 | -1.2% |
| 1882 | 1.02 | -1.3% |
| 1883 | 1 | -1.4% |
| 1884 | 0.989 | -1.5% |
| 1885 | 0.9736 | -1.6% |
| 1886 | 0.9582 | -1.6% |
| 1887 | 0.943 | -1.6% |
| 1888 | 0.9283 | -1.6% |
| 1889 | 0.915 | -1.4% |
| 1890 | 0.9319 | +1.9% |
| 1891 | 0.9219 | -1.1% |
| 1892 | 0.9129 | -1.0% |
| 1893 | 0.9048 | -0.9% |
| 1894 | 0.8971 | -0.9% |
| 1895 | 0.8895 | -0.8% |
| 1896 | 0.8822 | -0.8% |
| 1897 | 0.875 | -0.8% |
| 1898 | 0.8679 | -0.8% |
| 1899 | 0.8608 | -0.8% |
| 1900 | 0.8537 | -0.8% |
| 1901 | 0.847 | -0.8% |
| 1902 | 0.8409 | -0.7% |
| 1903 | 0.8352 | -0.7% |
| 1904 | 0.8297 | -0.7% |
| 1905 | 0.8244 | -0.6% |
| 1906 | 0.8189 | -0.7% |
| 1907 | 0.8131 | -0.7% |
| 1908 | 0.8069 | -0.8% |
| 1909 | 0.801 | -0.7% |
| 1910 | 0.7951 | -0.7% |
| 1911 | 0.7907 | -0.6% |
| 1912 | 0.7885 | -0.3% |
| 1913 | 0.788 | -0.1% |
| 1914 | 0.7879 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.7878 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.7872 | -0.1% |
| 1917 | 0.7855 | -0.2% |
| 1918 | 0.7822 | -0.4% |
| 1919 | 0.777 | -0.7% |
| 1920 | 0.7696 | -1.0% |
| 1921 | 0.7599 | -1.3% |
| 1922 | 0.7486 | -1.5% |
| 1923 | 0.736 | -1.7% |
| 1924 | 0.7227 | -1.8% |
| 1925 | 0.7091 | -1.9% |
| 1926 | 0.6957 | -1.9% |
| 1927 | 0.6827 | -1.9% |
| 1928 | 0.6707 | -1.8% |
| 1929 | 0.661 | -1.5% |
| 1930 | 0.6538 | -1.1% |
| 1931 | 0.6492 | -0.7% |
| 1932 | 0.6469 | -0.4% |
| 1933 | 0.6467 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.6475 | +0.1% |
| 1935 | 0.649 | +0.2% |
| 1936 | 0.6511 | +0.3% |
| 1937 | 0.6536 | +0.4% |
| 1938 | 0.6563 | +0.4% |
| 1939 | 0.6581 | +0.3% |
| 1940 | 0.6588 | +0.1% |
| 1941 | 0.6691 | +1.6% |
| 1942 | 0.6962 | +4.1% |
| 1943 | 0.7353 | +5.6% |
| 1944 | 0.7823 | +6.4% |
| 1945 | 0.8328 | +6.5% |
| 1946 | 0.8826 | +6.0% |
| 1947 | 0.9276 | +5.1% |
| 1948 | 0.9641 | +3.9% |
| 1949 | 0.9877 | +2.5% |
| 1950 | 0.9569 | -3.1% |
| 1951 | 0.9581 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 0.9631 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 0.9711 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.9813 | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.9931 | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 1.01 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 1.02 | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 1.03 | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 1.05 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 1.06 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 1.1 | +3.7% |
| 1962 | 1.13 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 1.18 | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 1.21 | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 1.26 | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 1.3 | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 1.35 | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 1.37 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 1.39 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 1.34 | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 1.33 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.34 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 1.38 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 1.33 | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 1.33 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 1.38 | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 1.35 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 1.34 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.32 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.25 | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 1.22 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 1.14 | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 1.15 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.15 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.11 | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 1.08 | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 1.06 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.04 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.03 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9896 | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9642 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9817 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9811 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.01 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.994 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.01 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9951 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9807 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9647 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9536 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9201 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8976 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9096 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8992 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8852 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8897 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8826 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8353 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.812 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8242 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8149 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7881 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7942 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7814 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7655 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7631 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7437 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7438 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7238 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.711 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.72 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7069 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6981 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6936 | -0.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.6936 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3904, 1.8× the median. (67 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.26 | 1.16 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.04 | 0.9526 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9836 | 0.9268 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9806 | 0.915 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8944 | 0.8608 | 0.9319 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8271 | 0.801 | 0.8537 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.787 | 0.777 | 0.7951 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7156 | 0.661 | 0.7696 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6512 | 0.6467 | 0.6581 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8137 | 0.6588 | 0.9877 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9932 | 0.9569 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.24 | 1.06 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.34 | 1.32 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 1.03 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9866 | 0.9642 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8885 | 0.812 | 0.9536 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7743 | 0.7238 | 0.8242 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7059 | 0.6936 | 0.72 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide in United States?
- Per capita nitrous oxide in United States was 0.6936 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 in 1969.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6467 in 1933.
- How does United States rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
- United States ranks 30th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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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