Eswatini vs Nicaragua: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita

Eswatini
0.8405 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.8141 tonnes per person
in 2024
Eswatini rank
163rd
Nicaragua rank
165th

CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Eswatini
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 0.8405 tonnes per person against 0.8141 tonnes per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0264 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Eswatini ranks 163rd and Nicaragua ranks 165th of 213 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 6 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0121 tonnes per person 0.2278 tonnes per person 0.2157 tonnes per person Nicaragua
1960s 0.3469 tonnes per person 0.4348 tonnes per person 0.0879 tonnes per person Nicaragua
1970s 0.7427 tonnes per person 0.6996 tonnes per person 0.0431 tonnes per person Eswatini
1980s 0.5954 tonnes per person 0.5629 tonnes per person 0.0325 tonnes per person Eswatini
1990s 1.01 tonnes per person 0.5822 tonnes per person 0.432 tonnes per person Eswatini
2000s 0.9816 tonnes per person 0.7933 tonnes per person 0.1884 tonnes per person Eswatini
2010s 0.8849 tonnes per person 0.8128 tonnes per person 0.0721 tonnes per person Eswatini
2020s 0.834 tonnes per person 0.7703 tonnes per person 0.0638 tonnes per person Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Eswatini or Nicaragua?
Eswatini, at 0.8405 tonnes per person against 0.8141 tonnes per person in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Eswatini and Nicaragua?
0.0264 tonnes per person, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Nicaragua?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and Nicaragua rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
Eswatini ranks 163rd and Nicaragua ranks 165th 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP 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
Last refreshed

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.