New Zealand vs Nicaragua: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
New Zealand
590.23 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
637.34 tonnes per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
10th
Nicaragua rank
9th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 637.34 tonnes per person against 590.23 tonnes per person in New Zealand, a difference of 47.11 tonnes per person.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.
New Zealand ranks 10th and Nicaragua ranks 9th of 194 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 794.54 tonnes per person | 1,257 tonnes per person | 462.07 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 749.1 tonnes per person | 994.47 tonnes per person | 245.36 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 782.98 tonnes per person | 818.43 tonnes per person | 35.45 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 726.99 tonnes per person | 741.15 tonnes per person | 14.16 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 682.21 tonnes per person | 770.11 tonnes per person | 87.91 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 641.89 tonnes per person | 706.22 tonnes per person | 64.32 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 600.9 tonnes per person | 651.87 tonnes per person | 50.97 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, New Zealand or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 637.34 tonnes per person against 590.23 tonnes per person in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between New Zealand and Nicaragua?
- 47.11 tonnes per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Nicaragua?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Nicaragua rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 10th and Nicaragua ranks 9th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative 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
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.