How do I craft Nitrogen in No Man's Sky?

To craft Nitrogen, you need Radon x1, Oxygen x1. Use the Refiner to combine them.

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Nitrogen

Compressed Atmospheric Gas
20 units
Rare
6 ways to make it

Nitrogen is a product in No Man's Sky. The best yield: refine Radon x1, Oxygen x1 in a Medium Refiner.

Best yield

1Radon

1Oxygen

Medium Refinerabout 0.36s per batch

Calculate

I needNitrogen

1 batch: 1 Radon + 1 Oxygen in a Medium Refiner makes 1, about 0.36s in one refiner.

Where to find Nitrogen

The game's own text says Nitrogen is readily harvested from the atmospheres of Lush and Toxic planets. If you're on one of those, that's your source.

Anywhere else, refine it. 3 Radon or 3 Methane make 1 Nitrogen in a Portable Refiner. In a Medium Refiner, 1 Radon or Methane plus 1 Oxygen also makes 1, so you spend a third of the gas.

Per their in-game text, Radon comes from Radioactive and Frozen atmospheres, and Methane from equipment deployed on gas worlds.

How to refine Nitrogen6 recipes

Best yield per input first

1Radon 1Oxygenmakes1NitrogenMedium, about 0.36s
1Radon 1Chromatic Metalmakes1NitrogenMedium, about 0.36s
1Methane 1Oxygenmakes1NitrogenMedium, about 0.36s
1Methane 1Chromatic Metalmakes1NitrogenMedium, about 0.36s
3Radonmakes1NitrogenPortable, about 0.36s
3Methanemakes1NitrogenPortable, about 0.36s

Times are approximate, per batch (one run of the recipe). In-game refiner timers are often off.

What can you refine from Nitrogen?19 recipes

What can you craft with Nitrogen?1 item

Nitrogen Salt

Frequently asked questions

About

A reactive atmospheric gas found wherever there is organic life.

Nitrogen is readily harvested from the atmospheres of Lush and Toxic planets.

Details

Legality: Legal
Data updated: 2026-10-28