Namibia vs Nicaragua: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Namibia
1.53 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
1.36 tonnes per person
in 2024
Namibia rank
38th
Nicaragua rank
41st
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Namibia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.53 tonnes per person against 1.36 tonnes per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.17 tonnes per person.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Namibia ranks 38th and Nicaragua ranks 41st of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.64 tonnes per person | 14.98 tonnes per person | 13.35 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 2.73 tonnes per person | 9.86 tonnes per person | 7.13 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 2.93 tonnes per person | 18.43 tonnes per person | 15.51 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 3.04 tonnes per person | 19.77 tonnes per person | 16.73 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 2.76 tonnes per person | 21.54 tonnes per person | 18.78 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 3.59 tonnes per person | 19.48 tonnes per person | 15.89 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 3.86 tonnes per person | 18.29 tonnes per person | 14.43 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 5.53 tonnes per person | 37.49 tonnes per person | 31.96 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 6.42 tonnes per person | 36.58 tonnes per person | 30.16 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 7.2 tonnes per person | 43.02 tonnes per person | 35.82 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 7.29 tonnes per person | 43.34 tonnes per person | 36.05 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 5.1 tonnes per person | 14.7 tonnes per person | 9.61 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 2.31 tonnes per person | 5.94 tonnes per person | 3.63 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 1.7 tonnes per person | 7.87 tonnes per person | 6.16 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 2.68 tonnes per person | 13.84 tonnes per person | 11.16 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.39 tonnes per person | 9.25 tonnes per person | 7.86 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.6 tonnes per person | 1.97 tonnes per person | 0.3736 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.93 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person | 0.6209 tonnes per person | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Namibia or Nicaragua?
- Namibia, at 1.53 tonnes per person against 1.36 tonnes per person in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Namibia and Nicaragua?
- 0.17 tonnes per person, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nicaragua?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Nicaragua rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Namibia ranks 38th and Nicaragua ranks 41st of 194 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.