China vs Nicaragua: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

China
37,033 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
37,482 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
59th
Nicaragua rank
57th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time

  • China
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 37,482 tonnes per square kilometre against 37,033 tonnes per square kilometre in China, a difference of 449 tonnes per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

China ranks 59th and Nicaragua ranks 57th of 192 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 4,845 tonnes per square kilometre 20,839 tonnes per square kilometre 15,994 tonnes per square kilometre Nicaragua
1970s 6,914 tonnes per square kilometre 22,393 tonnes per square kilometre 15,479 tonnes per square kilometre Nicaragua
1980s 9,776 tonnes per square kilometre 24,519 tonnes per square kilometre 14,743 tonnes per square kilometre Nicaragua
1990s 13,405 tonnes per square kilometre 28,101 tonnes per square kilometre 14,695 tonnes per square kilometre Nicaragua
2000s 18,533 tonnes per square kilometre 34,244 tonnes per square kilometre 15,712 tonnes per square kilometre Nicaragua
2010s 27,462 tonnes per square kilometre 36,377 tonnes per square kilometre 8,915 tonnes per square kilometre Nicaragua
2020s 35,185 tonnes per square kilometre 37,306 tonnes per square kilometre 2,121 tonnes per square kilometre Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, China or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 37,482 tonnes per square kilometre against 37,033 tonnes per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between China and Nicaragua?
449 tonnes per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nicaragua?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Nicaragua rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
China ranks 59th and Nicaragua ranks 57th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.