Nicaragua vs Niger: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Nicaragua
0.4946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niger
0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
51st
Niger rank
48th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Nicaragua
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 51st and Niger ranks 48th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.5767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.4592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.3912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.4221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.5017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Nicaragua or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Nicaragua and Niger?
- 0.0257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Niger?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Niger rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 51st and Niger ranks 48th 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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About this data
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.