Colombia vs Nicaragua: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita

Colombia
2.03 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
2.17 tonnes per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
131st
Nicaragua rank
129th

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time

  • Colombia
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 2.17 tonnes per person against 2.03 tonnes per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per person.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Colombia ranks 131st and Nicaragua ranks 129th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 13.33 tonnes per person 15.13 tonnes per person 1.8 tonnes per person Nicaragua
1970s 7.03 tonnes per person 6.64 tonnes per person 0.3841 tonnes per person Colombia
1980s 3.05 tonnes per person 8.43 tonnes per person 5.38 tonnes per person Nicaragua
1990s 3.45 tonnes per person 14.42 tonnes per person 10.97 tonnes per person Nicaragua
2000s 2.08 tonnes per person 10.04 tonnes per person 7.96 tonnes per person Nicaragua
2010s 4.11 tonnes per person 2.79 tonnes per person 1.33 tonnes per person Colombia
2020s 2.13 tonnes per person 2.08 tonnes per person 0.0563 tonnes per person Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Colombia or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 2.17 tonnes per person against 2.03 tonnes per person in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Colombia and Nicaragua?
0.14 tonnes per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nicaragua?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Nicaragua rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Colombia ranks 131st and Nicaragua ranks 129th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.