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
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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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Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
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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.