Nicaragua vs Zambia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
Nicaragua
0.2238 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.2535 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
9th
Zambia rank
7th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP over time
- Nicaragua
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.2535 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.2238 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0297 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 7th of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.63 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2.75 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 3.88 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 2.17 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 1.33 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.8363 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 1.29 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 1.22 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0768 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1.37 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 1.14 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.231 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.658 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.6915 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0335 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.3738 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2384 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1354 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.2807 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2641 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0166 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp, Nicaragua or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.2535 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.2238 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp between Nicaragua and Zambia?
- 0.0297 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Zambia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?
- Nicaragua ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 7th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.