Nicaragua vs Zambia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Nicaragua
0.2298 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.1981 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
6th
Zambia rank
9th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time
- Nicaragua
- Zambia
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.2298 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.1981 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0.0317 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 9th of 191 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.44 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.9911 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 5.45 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 2.12 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.6467 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 1.48 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 1.28 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.6752 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.6017 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1.37 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.7026 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.6631 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.6613 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.4599 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2014 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.3796 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1762 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2034 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.2875 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.204 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0835 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp, Nicaragua or Zambia?
- Nicaragua, at 0.2298 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.1981 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Nicaragua and Zambia?
- 0.0317 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Nicaragua 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 including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
- Nicaragua ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 9th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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 including 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.