Nicaragua vs Rwanda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre

Nicaragua
1,596 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
1,430 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
149th
Rwanda rank
152nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Rwanda
05001.0k1.5k196119922023

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1,596 tonnes per square kilometre against 1,430 tonnes per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 166 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

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

Nicaragua ranks 149th and Rwanda ranks 152nd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 70.67 tonnes per square kilometre 26.54 tonnes per square kilometre 44.13 tonnes per square kilometre Nicaragua
1970s 188.38 tonnes per square kilometre 60.21 tonnes per square kilometre 128.17 tonnes per square kilometre Nicaragua
1980s 363.49 tonnes per square kilometre 235.75 tonnes per square kilometre 127.74 tonnes per square kilometre Nicaragua
1990s 549.97 tonnes per square kilometre 461.04 tonnes per square kilometre 88.93 tonnes per square kilometre Nicaragua
2000s 850.5 tonnes per square kilometre 663.46 tonnes per square kilometre 187.03 tonnes per square kilometre Nicaragua
2010s 1,234 tonnes per square kilometre 939.85 tonnes per square kilometre 293.89 tonnes per square kilometre Nicaragua
2020s 1,530 tonnes per square kilometre 1,312 tonnes per square kilometre 217.84 tonnes per square kilometre Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Nicaragua or Rwanda?
Nicaragua, at 1,596 tonnes per square kilometre against 1,430 tonnes per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Nicaragua and Rwanda?
166 tonnes per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Rwanda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Rwanda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
Nicaragua ranks 149th and Rwanda ranks 152nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 11,422 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions 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.