France vs Nicaragua: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita

France
0.4753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.4946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
France rank
52nd
Nicaragua rank
51st

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time

  • France
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.4946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in France, a difference of 0.0193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

France ranks 52nd and Nicaragua ranks 51st of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person France
1970s 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person France
1980s 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person France
1990s 0.9793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person France
2000s 0.6705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person France
2010s 0.579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person France
2020s 0.5079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, France or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.4946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between France and Nicaragua?
0.0193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Nicaragua?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do France and Nicaragua rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
France ranks 52nd and Nicaragua ranks 51st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 12,740 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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