Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.4%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
52nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2010
All-time low
0.0%
in 1889
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Bolivia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Bolivia stood at 0.4%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Bolivia peaked at 0.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1889.
Bolivia ranks 52nd 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.
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | +30.9% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 1897 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 1899 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | +8.6% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | +9.7% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | +9.7% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | +9.0% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | +7.9% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | +6.5% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1916 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1917 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 1952 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 1953 | 0.2% | +4.6% |
| 1954 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | +4.8% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 1957 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 1958 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -12.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +21.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +37.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -22.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 3.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 7.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Bolivia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +37.6% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 1890 | +30.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 49 Myanmar 0.4% compare
- 50 Kazakhstan 0.4% compare
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- 53 Romania 0.3% compare
- 54 Central African Republic 0.3% compare
- 55 Burkina Faso 0.3% compare
More climate change data for Bolivia
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5735 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.2559 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4786 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7156 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 97.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Bolivia?
- Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Bolivia was 0.4% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1889.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Bolivia ranks 52nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.