Nicaragua vs Turkey: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Nicaragua
0.4946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turkey
0.4697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
51st
Turkey rank
53rd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Nicaragua
- Turkey
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.4946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Turkey, a difference of 0.0249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkey ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 51st and Turkey ranks 53rd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.5767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.4592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.3912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.4221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.5017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Nicaragua or Turkey?
- Nicaragua, at 0.4946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Nicaragua and Turkey?
- 0.0249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Turkey?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Turkey rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 51st and Turkey ranks 53rd 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.