Namibia vs Nicaragua: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Namibia
0.1562 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Nicaragua
0.1566 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Namibia rank
113th
Nicaragua rank
112th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Namibia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.1566 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1562 kilograms per international-$ in Namibia, a difference of 0.0004 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Namibia ranks 113th and Nicaragua ranks 112th of 164 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1624 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2672 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1048 kilograms per international-$ | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.1679 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2455 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0776 kilograms per international-$ | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.1571 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1826 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0256 kilograms per international-$ | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.1651 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1604 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0047 kilograms per international-$ | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Namibia or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.1566 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1562 kilograms per international-$ in Namibia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Namibia and Nicaragua?
- 0.0004 kilograms per international-$, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nicaragua?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Namibia and Nicaragua rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 113th and Nicaragua ranks 112th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).