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Greenhouse gases per capita — Nicaragua

Greenhouse gases per capita in Nicaragua in 2024 — 5.59 t/person. Ranked 111 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has fallen by 79.9%.

2024 5.59 t/person +1.47% vs 2023
World rank 111of 199
Period maximum 46.83 t/person1959
Period minimum 5.22 t/person2020

Trend over time

1850–2024 · tonnes CO₂e per capita

Greenhouse gases per capita — Nicaragua, 1850–20240204060185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 27.79 t/person1853: 18.76 t/person1856: 16.15 t/person1859: 14.63 t/person1862: 15.29 t/person1865: 13.78 t/person1868: 13.42 t/person1871: 15.96 t/person1874: 23.62 t/person1877: 24.56 t/person1880: 21.24 t/person1883: 24.52 t/person1886: 22.8 t/person1889: 22.33 t/person1892: 26.13 t/person1895: 25.37 t/person1898: 20.2 t/person1901: 21.29 t/person1904: 21.65 t/person1907: 19.41 t/person1910: 20.57 t/person1913: 20.44 t/person1916: 20.99 t/person1919: 19.69 t/person1922: 36.79 t/person1925: 37.92 t/person1928: 38.92 t/person1931: 38.73 t/person1934: 37.42 t/person1937: 34.64 t/person1940: 38.91 t/person1943: 46.17 t/person1946: 44.96 t/person1949: 39.76 t/person1952: 43.28 t/person1955: 46.33 t/person1958: 46.16 t/person1961: 24.02 t/person1964: 19.14 t/person1967: 14.41 t/person1970: 12.45 t/person1973: 10.52 t/person1976: 13.07 t/person1979: 9.6 t/person1982: 10.11 t/person1985: 9.93 t/person1988: 11.51 t/person1991: 9.18 t/person1994: 18.77 t/person1997: 18.83 t/person2000: 19.14 t/person2003: 15.96 t/person2006: 10.72 t/person2009: 7.86 t/person2012: 6.74 t/person2015: 6.55 t/person2018: 5.74 t/person2021: 5.24 t/person2024: 5.59 t/person
Change over the period: −22.2 (−79.9%) Average annual rate: -0.92 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nicaragua

Nicaragua 5.59 t/person
World computed 6.66 t/person
Latin America & Caribbean computed 7.98 t/person
Central America computed 4.52 t/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 3.14 t/person
Greenhouse gases per capita — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 5.59 +0.08 +1.47%
2023 5.51 +0.05 +0.97%
2022 5.45 +0.22 +4.12%
2021 5.24 +0.01 +0.27%
2020 5.22 −0.37 −6.55%
2019 5.59 −0.15 −2.58%
2018 5.74 −0.74 −11.47%
2017 6.48 +0.02 +0.33%
2016 6.46 −0.09 −1.37%
2015 6.55 +0.82 +14.31%
2014 5.73 −0.48 −7.72%
2013 6.21 −0.53 −7.92%
2012 6.74 −0.36 −5.11%
2011 7.11 −0.53 −6.98%
2010 7.64 −0.22 −2.85%
2009 7.86 −0.07 −0.89%
2008 7.93 −1.52 −16.04%
2007 9.45 −1.27 −11.84%
2006 10.72 −0.45 −4.01%
2005 11.17 −2.14 −16.11%
2004 13.31 −2.65 −16.62%
2003 15.96 +0.02 +0.14%
2002 15.94 −1.42 −8.16%
2001 17.36 −1.78 −9.31%
2000 19.14 −0.95 −4.71%
1999 20.08 +0.86 +4.48%
1998 19.22 +0.4 +2.1%
1997 18.83 −1.38 −6.83%
1996 20.21 +0.71 +3.66%
1995 19.49 +0.72 +3.84%
1994 18.77 +7.5 +66.52%
1993 11.27 +0.95 +9.17%
1992 10.33 +1.15 +12.51%
1991 9.18 −0.24 −2.52%
1990 9.42 −0.81 −7.88%
1989 10.22 −1.28 −11.16%
1988 11.51 +0.94 +8.89%
1987 10.57 +1.51 +16.69%
1986 9.06 −0.88 −8.82%
1985 9.93 −2.6 −20.73%
1984 12.53 +1.55 +14.09%
1983 10.98 +0.87 +8.64%
1982 10.11 −3.17 −23.88%
1981 13.28 +0.66 +5.2%
1980 12.62 +3.02 +31.45%
1979 9.6 +0.03 +0.31%
1978 9.57 −1.12 −10.43%
1977 10.69 −2.38 −18.22%
1976 13.07 +3.19 +32.29%
1975 9.88 −0.95 −8.75%
1974 10.83 +0.31 +2.96%
1973 10.52 −2.09 −16.6%
1972 12.61 +1.18 +10.35%
1971 11.43 −1.02 −8.2%
1970 12.45 +0.47 +3.9%
1969 11.98 −1.04 −8%
1968 13.02 −1.39 −9.65%
1967 14.41 −0.89 −5.82%
1966 15.3 −3.96 −20.55%
1965 19.26 +0.12 +0.61%
1964 19.14 −2.58 −11.87%
1963 21.72 −0.27 −1.24%
1962 21.99 −2.03 −8.44%
1961 24.02 −10.26 −29.93%
1960 34.29 −12.54 −26.79%
1959 46.83 +0.67 +1.45%
1958 46.16 +0.63 +1.37%
1957 45.54 −0.08 −0.18%
1956 45.62 −0.71 −1.54%
1955 46.33 +2.11 +4.76%
1954 44.23 −0.98 −2.16%
1953 45.2 +1.92 +4.43%
1952 43.28 +2.7 +6.64%
1951 40.59 −1.21 −2.89%
1950 41.8 +2.04 +5.12%
1949 39.76 −1.88 −4.52%
1948 41.64 +2.1 +5.31%
1947 39.54 −5.41 −12.04%
1946 44.96 +0.85 +1.93%
1945 44.11 −0.27 −0.61%
1944 44.37 −1.8 −3.9%
1943 46.17 −0.64 −1.36%
1942 46.81 +2.75 +6.25%
1941 44.06 +5.15 +13.23%
1940 38.91 +5.16 +15.28%
1939 33.75 −4.03 −10.67%
1938 37.79 +3.15 +9.09%
1937 34.64 −0.21 −0.59%
1936 34.84 −1.18 −3.28%
1935 36.02 −1.4 −3.73%
1934 37.42 +0.82 +2.25%
1933 36.6 +0.52 +1.46%
1932 36.07 −2.66 −6.87%
1931 38.73 −1.12 −2.81%
1930 39.85 +5.17 +14.91%
1929 34.68 −4.24 −10.9%
1928 38.92 −0.75 −1.9%
1927 39.67 +1.88 +4.97%
1926 37.8 −0.12 −0.31%
1925 37.92 −2.87 −7.04%
1924 40.79 +3.69 +9.95%
1923 37.1 +0.31 +0.84%
1922 36.79 −0.51 −1.37%
1921 37.3 +10.8 +40.76%
1920 26.5 +6.81 +34.57%
1919 19.69 −1.55 −7.28%
1918 21.24 +0.39 +1.89%
1917 20.85 −0.14 −0.68%
1916 20.99 −3.2 −13.22%
1915 24.19 +5.11 +26.8%
1914 19.07 −1.37 −6.69%
1913 20.44 −1.4 −6.43%
1912 21.84 +0.26 +1.21%
1911 21.58 +1.02 +4.94%
1910 20.57 −2.66 −11.44%
1909 23.22 +2.1 +9.94%
1908 21.12 +1.72 +8.84%
1907 19.41 −6.22 −24.27%
1906 25.63 +1.69 +7.05%
1905 23.94 +2.29 +10.58%
1904 21.65 −1.43 −6.21%
1903 23.08 −1.46 −5.96%
1902 24.55 +3.26 +15.3%
1901 21.29 +1.07 +5.28%
1900 20.22 −2.95 −12.75%
1899 23.18 +2.98 +14.76%
1898 20.2 −3.79 −15.79%
1897 23.98 −2.62 −9.84%
1896 26.6 +1.23 +4.85%
1895 25.37 −0.26 −1%
1894 25.63 +5.01 +24.32%
1893 20.61 −5.51 −21.1%
1892 26.13 +3.54 +15.69%
1891 22.58 −2.13 −8.62%
1890 24.71 +2.38 +10.64%
1889 22.33 +3.29 +17.26%
1888 19.05 −1.95 −9.3%
1887 21 −1.8 −7.88%
1886 22.8 −3.77 −14.19%
1885 26.57 +1.47 +5.87%
1884 25.09 +0.57 +2.33%
1883 24.52 +5.11 +26.33%
1882 19.41 −0.54 −2.73%
1881 19.96 −1.28 −6.03%
1880 21.24 −1.23 −5.45%
1879 22.46 +0.38 +1.72%
1878 22.08 −2.48 −10.09%
1877 24.56 −0.03 −0.14%
1876 24.59 +4.94 +25.11%
1875 19.66 −3.96 −16.77%
1874 23.62 +4.29 +22.18%
1873 19.33 −2.51 −11.48%
1872 21.84 +5.88 +36.84%
1871 15.96 +2.5 +18.57%
1870 13.46 −0.28 −2.02%
1869 13.74 +0.32 +2.39%
1868 13.42 +0.15 +1.12%
1867 13.27 +0.85 +6.86%
1866 12.42 −1.37 −9.91%
1865 13.78 −0.71 −4.89%
1864 14.49 −3.59 −19.85%
1863 18.08 +2.79 +18.25%
1862 15.29 +1.33 +9.5%
1861 13.96 −1.6 −10.3%
1860 15.57 +0.94 +6.39%
1859 14.63 −1.83 −11.12%
1858 16.46 −0.24 −1.41%
1857 16.7 +0.55 +3.39%
1856 16.15 −0.31 −1.9%
1855 16.46 −2.33 −12.4%
1854 18.79 +0.03 +0.18%
1853 18.76 −4.55 −19.52%
1852 23.31 −3.98 −14.59%
1851 27.29 −0.5 −1.8%
1850 27.79 — —

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SV El Salvador 1.56 CR Costa Rica 2.92 HN Honduras 3.19 GT Guatemala 3.57 PA Panama 4.68 MX Mexico 4.86 NI Nicaragua 5.59 BZ Belize 19.06
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About the indicator

Emissions of all greenhouse gases per person, converted into CO2 equivalent. It differs from CO2 emissions per capita in that it counts methane and nitrous oxide, and that changes the picture: countries with large livestock herds and little industry rise considerably higher in this ranking than they do on carbon dioxide alone. The per capita indicator is the one usually used when the fairness of sharing the reduction effort is discussed.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. All greenhouse gases are counted in CO2 equivalent using 100-year warming potentials.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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