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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Macao

Macao: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.0021 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0021
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
170th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0021
in 2024
All-time low
0.0001
in 1949
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Macao, 1850–2024

00.0010.0010.0020.002185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Macao recorded 0.0021 for share nitrous oxide emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Macao peaked at 0.0021 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001, in 1949.

Macao ranks 170th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Macao, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0002 —
1851 0.0002 -0.6%
1852 0.0002 -0.6%
1853 0.0002 -0.5%
1854 0.0002 -0.4%
1855 0.0002 -0.3%
1856 0.0002 -0.2%
1857 0.0002 -0.1%
1858 0.0002 +0.0%
1859 0.0002 +0.2%
1860 0.0002 +0.3%
1861 0.0002 +0.4%
1862 0.0002 +0.4%
1863 0.0002 +0.5%
1864 0.0002 +0.5%
1865 0.0002 +0.5%
1866 0.0002 +0.5%
1867 0.0003 +0.4%
1868 0.0003 +0.4%
1869 0.0003 +0.4%
1870 0.0003 +0.4%
1871 0.0003 -0.5%
1872 0.0002 -1.9%
1873 0.0002 -2.8%
1874 0.0002 -3.3%
1875 0.0002 -3.4%
1876 0.0002 -3.3%
1877 0.0002 -2.9%
1878 0.0002 -2.4%
1879 0.0002 -1.6%
1880 0.0002 -0.8%
1881 0.0002 -0.2%
1882 0.0002 -0.1%
1883 0.0002 -0.0%
1884 0.0002 +0.0%
1885 0.0002 +0.1%
1886 0.0002 +0.1%
1887 0.0002 +0.1%
1888 0.0002 +0.1%
1889 0.0002 +0.0%
1890 0.0002 -1.5%
1891 0.0002 -0.1%
1892 0.0002 -0.1%
1893 0.0002 -0.1%
1894 0.0002 -0.1%
1895 0.0002 -0.1%
1896 0.0002 -0.0%
1897 0.0002 +0.0%
1898 0.0002 +0.1%
1899 0.0002 +0.1%
1900 0.0002 +0.2%
1901 0.0002 +0.2%
1902 0.0002 +0.1%
1903 0.0002 +0.0%
1904 0.0002 -0.0%
1905 0.0002 -0.0%
1906 0.0002 -0.0%
1907 0.0002 -0.0%
1908 0.0002 +0.0%
1909 0.0002 +0.1%
1910 0.0002 +0.2%
1911 0.0002 +0.0%
1912 0.0002 -0.3%
1913 0.0002 -0.5%
1914 0.0002 -0.7%
1915 0.0002 -0.7%
1916 0.0002 -0.8%
1917 0.0002 -0.7%
1918 0.0002 -0.6%
1919 0.0002 -0.4%
1920 0.0002 -0.2%
1921 0.0002 -0.2%
1922 0.0002 -0.3%
1923 0.0002 -0.3%
1924 0.0002 -0.4%
1925 0.0002 -0.3%
1926 0.0002 -0.2%
1927 0.0002 -0.1%
1928 0.0002 +0.0%
1929 0.0002 +0.2%
1930 0.0002 +0.5%
1931 0.0002 +0.7%
1932 0.0002 +0.8%
1933 0.0002 +0.8%
1934 0.0002 +0.9%
1935 0.0002 +0.9%
1936 0.0002 +0.8%
1937 0.0002 +0.8%
1938 0.0002 +0.7%
1939 0.0002 +0.6%
1940 0.0002 +0.5%
1941 0.0002 -1.4%
1942 0.0002 -4.3%
1943 0.0002 -5.8%
1944 0.0002 -6.3%
1945 0.0002 -6.0%
1946 0.0002 -5.2%
1947 0.0001 -4.1%
1948 0.0001 -2.9%
1949 0.0001 -1.5%
1950 0.0001 +0.2%
1951 0.0001 +1.8%
1952 0.0001 +2.9%
1953 0.0001 +3.6%
1954 0.0002 +3.9%
1955 0.0002 +3.9%
1956 0.0002 +3.6%
1957 0.0002 +3.2%
1958 0.0002 +2.5%
1959 0.0002 +1.8%
1960 0.0002 +0.9%
1961 0.0002 -8.0%
1962 0.0002 +2.6%
1963 0.0002 +6.8%
1964 0.0002 -2.9%
1965 0.0002 -3.2%
1966 0.0002 -3.4%
1967 0.0002 -4.6%
1968 0.0002 -2.9%
1969 0.0002 -0.7%
1970 0.0003 +81.9%
1971 0.0003 -1.0%
1972 0.0003 +5.4%
1973 0.0003 +7.1%
1974 0.0003 +8.0%
1975 0.0003 +2.4%
1976 0.0003 -6.4%
1977 0.0004 +10.7%
1978 0.0003 -6.3%
1979 0.0004 +6.8%
1980 0.0004 +5.8%
1981 0.0004 +4.8%
1982 0.0004 +3.0%
1983 0.0005 +26.9%
1984 0.0005 +1.3%
1985 0.0005 -2.5%
1986 0.0007 +38.0%
1987 0.0008 +13.7%
1988 0.0008 -2.1%
1989 0.0008 -3.7%
1990 0.0011 +40.7%
1991 0.0013 +20.4%
1992 0.0014 +12.1%
1993 0.0016 +9.1%
1994 0.0017 +6.2%
1995 0.0014 -17.6%
1996 0.0015 +5.8%
1997 0.0016 +11.5%
1998 0.0017 +6.7%
1999 0.0018 +6.0%
2000 0.0013 -28.7%
2001 0.0016 +22.7%
2002 0.0017 +7.1%
2003 0.0017 +0.7%
2004 0.0018 +6.9%
2005 0.0018 -1.1%
2006 0.0019 +2.4%
2007 0.0019 +0.9%
2008 0.0017 -7.8%
2009 0.0019 +6.5%
2010 0.0016 -14.0%
2011 0.0016 -1.6%
2012 0.0016 +4.5%
2013 0.0015 -7.7%
2014 0.0016 +4.6%
2015 0.002 +27.0%
2016 0.0021 +2.1%
2017 0.002 -1.1%
2018 0.0019 -8.4%
2019 0.0019 +3.4%
2020 0.0019 -2.2%
2021 0.0019 +3.0%
2022 0.002 +4.3%
2023 0.002 +1.3%
2024 0.0021 +1.5%

Macao compared with similar countries

  • Macao's 0.0021 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0871, 2% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Macao's 0.0021 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0536, 4% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share nitrous oxide emissions in Macao 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 +81.9% 0.0002 0.0003
1990 +40.7% 0.0008 0.0011
1986 +38.0% 0.0005 0.0007
2000 -28.7% 0.0018 0.0013
2015 +27.0% 0.0016 0.002
1983 +26.9% 0.0004 0.0005

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 10
1860s 0.0002 0.0002 0.0003 10
1870s 0.0002 0.0002 0.0003 10
1880s 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 10
1890s 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 10
1900s 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 10
1910s 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 10
1920s 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 10
1930s 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 10
1940s 0.0002 0.0001 0.0002 10
1950s 0.0002 0.0001 0.0002 10
1960s 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 10
1970s 0.0003 0.0003 0.0004 10
1980s 0.0006 0.0004 0.0008 10
1990s 0.0015 0.0011 0.0018 10
2000s 0.0017 0.0013 0.0019 10
2010s 0.0018 0.0015 0.0021 10
2020s 0.002 0.0019 0.0021 5

Countries ranked near Macao

  1. 167 Cape Verde 0.003 compare
  2. 168 Vanuatu 0.003 compare
  3. 169 Comoros 0.0023 compare
  4. 171 Maldives 0.0021 compare
  5. 172 Samoa 0.0018 compare
  6. 173 Equatorial Guinea 0.0018 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Macao?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Macao was 0.0021 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Macao?
The highest recorded value was 0.0021 in 2024.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Macao?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 in 1949.
How does Macao rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Macao ranks 170th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Macao?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Macao data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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