Nicaragua vs Pakistan: CO₂ emissions per capita
Nicaragua
0.8141 tonnes per person
in 2024
Pakistan
0.7156 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
165th
Pakistan rank
168th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Nicaragua
- Pakistan
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.8141 tonnes per person against 0.7156 tonnes per person in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0985 tonnes per person.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Pakistan ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 165th and Pakistan ranks 168th of 213 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 6 and Pakistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0053 tonnes per person | 0.0211 tonnes per person | 0.0158 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1950s | 0.2278 tonnes per person | 0.1962 tonnes per person | 0.0316 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 0.4259 tonnes per person | 0.312 tonnes per person | 0.1139 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.6996 tonnes per person | 0.3254 tonnes per person | 0.3742 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.5629 tonnes per person | 0.4616 tonnes per person | 0.1014 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.5822 tonnes per person | 0.6254 tonnes per person | 0.0431 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.7933 tonnes per person | 0.7271 tonnes per person | 0.0662 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.8128 tonnes per person | 0.7748 tonnes per person | 0.038 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.7703 tonnes per person | 0.8549 tonnes per person | 0.0846 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Nicaragua or Pakistan?
- Nicaragua, at 0.8141 tonnes per person against 0.7156 tonnes per person in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Nicaragua and Pakistan?
- 0.0985 tonnes per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Pakistan?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Pakistan rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 165th and Pakistan ranks 168th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.