Honduras vs Nicaragua: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Honduras
34.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nicaragua
38.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Honduras rank
115th
Nicaragua rank
112th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 38.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 34.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Honduras, a difference of 4.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Honduras ahead.
Honduras ranks 115th and Nicaragua ranks 112th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Honduras |
| 1860s | 6.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Honduras |
| 1870s | 5.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 5.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 5.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 5.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 8.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 22.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 33.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 459,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Honduras |
| 1940s | 50.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Honduras |
| 1950s | 61.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 33.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 31.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Honduras |
| 1980s | 29.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 40.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 25.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 32.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 32.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Honduras or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 38.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 34.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Honduras as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Honduras and Nicaragua?
- 4.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Nicaragua?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Honduras and Nicaragua rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Honduras ranks 115th and Nicaragua ranks 112th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.