Italy vs Nicaragua: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Italy
0.1592 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Nicaragua
0.1566 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Italy rank
110th
Nicaragua rank
112th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Italy
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.1592 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1566 kilograms per international-$ in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0026 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 110th and Nicaragua ranks 112th of 164 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 8 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.1836 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0046 kilograms per international-$ | 0.179 kilograms per international-$ | Italy |
| 1930s | 0.1932 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0002 kilograms per international-$ | 0.193 kilograms per international-$ | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.1337 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0021 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1316 kilograms per international-$ | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.1915 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0882 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1033 kilograms per international-$ | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.291 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1254 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1656 kilograms per international-$ | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.3589 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1759 kilograms per international-$ | 0.183 kilograms per international-$ | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.2943 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2125 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0818 kilograms per international-$ | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.2754 kilograms per international-$ | 0.265 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0104 kilograms per international-$ | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.2398 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2455 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0057 kilograms per international-$ | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.1813 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1826 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0013 kilograms per international-$ | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.1598 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1604 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0006 kilograms per international-$ | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Italy or Nicaragua?
- Italy, at 0.1592 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1566 kilograms per international-$ in Nicaragua as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Italy and Nicaragua?
- 0.0026 kilograms per international-$, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Nicaragua?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Nicaragua rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Italy ranks 110th and Nicaragua ranks 112th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).