Kazakhstan vs Nicaragua: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Kazakhstan
4.16 billion tonnes
in 2024
Nicaragua
4.41 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
40th
Nicaragua rank
38th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Kazakhstan
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 4.41 billion tonnes against 4.16 billion tonnes in Kazakhstan, a difference of 251.46 million tonnes.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 40th and Nicaragua ranks 38th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 16 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 115.62 million tonnes | 29.39 million tonnes | 86.22 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1860s | 331.02 million tonnes | 65.48 million tonnes | 265.55 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1870s | 555.64 million tonnes | 114.48 million tonnes | 441.16 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1880s | 790.53 million tonnes | 198.02 million tonnes | 592.51 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 1.03 billion tonnes | 298.30 million tonnes | 736.27 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 1.30 billion tonnes | 410.74 million tonnes | 884.94 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 1.56 billion tonnes | 534.52 million tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 1.82 billion tonnes | 752.34 million tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 1.89 billion tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 815.58 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 1.87 billion tonnes | 1.48 billion tonnes | 388.16 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 2.95 billion tonnes | 2.05 billion tonnes | 894.14 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 4.52 billion tonnes | 2.56 billion tonnes | 1.96 billion tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 5.02 billion tonnes | 2.75 billion tonnes | 2.27 billion tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 5.17 billion tonnes | 2.99 billion tonnes | 2.18 billion tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 5.10 billion tonnes | 3.40 billion tonnes | 1.71 billion tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 4.53 billion tonnes | 4.10 billion tonnes | 436.14 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 4.25 billion tonnes | 4.31 billion tonnes | 61.41 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 4.17 billion tonnes | 4.39 billion tonnes | 216.91 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Kazakhstan or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 4.41 billion tonnes against 4.16 billion tonnes in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Kazakhstan and Nicaragua?
- 251.46 million tonnes, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Nicaragua?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Nicaragua rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Kazakhstan ranks 40th and Nicaragua ranks 38th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.