Nicaragua vs Zambia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Nicaragua
202,047 tonnes
in 2024
Zambia
212,572 tonnes
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
72nd
Zambia rank
71st
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Nicaragua
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 212,572 tonnes against 202,047 tonnes in Nicaragua, a difference of 10,525 tonnes.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Zambia ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 72nd and Zambia ranks 71st of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32,130 tonnes | 248,624 tonnes | 216,493 tonnes | Zambia |
| 1960s | 80,578 tonnes | -29,692 tonnes | 110,270 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 42,349 tonnes | -67,442 tonnes | 109,791 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | -24,156 tonnes | -102,646 tonnes | 78,490 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 212,251 tonnes | -79,240 tonnes | 291,492 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 84,207 tonnes | 116,228 tonnes | 32,021 tonnes | Zambia |
| 2010s | 77,598 tonnes | 590,645 tonnes | 513,047 tonnes | Zambia |
| 2020s | 84,447 tonnes | 639,392 tonnes | 554,944 tonnes | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Nicaragua or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 212,572 tonnes against 202,047 tonnes in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Nicaragua and Zambia?
- 10,525 tonnes, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Zambia rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Nicaragua ranks 72nd and Zambia ranks 71st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.