Brazil vs Nicaragua: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Brazil
0.0379 tonnes per person
in 2022
Nicaragua
0.0397 tonnes per person
in 2022
Brazil rank
109th
Nicaragua rank
107th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Brazil
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.0397 tonnes per person against 0.0379 tonnes per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.0018 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 109th and Nicaragua ranks 107th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0834 tonnes per person 0.065 tonnes per person 0.0184 tonnes per person Brazil
1970s 0.0801 tonnes per person 0.0639 tonnes per person 0.0162 tonnes per person Brazil
1980s 0.0733 tonnes per person 0.0578 tonnes per person 0.0155 tonnes per person Brazil
1990s 0.0582 tonnes per person 0.0528 tonnes per person 0.0054 tonnes per person Brazil
2000s 0.0543 tonnes per person 0.0464 tonnes per person 0.0079 tonnes per person Brazil
2010s 0.0437 tonnes per person 0.0421 tonnes per person 0.0016 tonnes per person Brazil
2020s 0.038 tonnes per person 0.0399 tonnes per person 0.0019 tonnes per person Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Brazil or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.0397 tonnes per person against 0.0379 tonnes per person in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Brazil and Nicaragua?
0.0018 tonnes per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nicaragua?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Nicaragua rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Brazil ranks 109th and Nicaragua ranks 107th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

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