Guatemala vs Nicaragua: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita

Guatemala
28.02 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
28.58 tonnes per person
in 2024
Guatemala rank
152nd
Nicaragua rank
151st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time

  • Guatemala
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 28.58 tonnes per person against 28.02 tonnes per person in Guatemala, a difference of 0.56 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 152nd and Nicaragua ranks 151st of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 3.83 tonnes per person 3.86 tonnes per person 0.0378 tonnes per person Nicaragua
1970s 7.01 tonnes per person 8.02 tonnes per person 1.01 tonnes per person Nicaragua
1980s 10.31 tonnes per person 11.89 tonnes per person 1.59 tonnes per person Nicaragua
1990s 12.69 tonnes per person 14.4 tonnes per person 1.71 tonnes per person Nicaragua
2000s 17.12 tonnes per person 19.17 tonnes per person 2.05 tonnes per person Nicaragua
2010s 21.79 tonnes per person 24.25 tonnes per person 2.46 tonnes per person Nicaragua
2020s 26.65 tonnes per person 27.72 tonnes per person 1.08 tonnes per person Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Guatemala or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 28.58 tonnes per person against 28.02 tonnes per person in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Guatemala and Nicaragua?
0.56 tonnes per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nicaragua?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Nicaragua rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
Guatemala ranks 152nd and Nicaragua ranks 151st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 12,896 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.