Congo vs Nicaragua: Methane emissions by sector

Congo
150,000 tonnes
in 2023
Nicaragua
210,000 tonnes
in 2023
Congo rank
33rd
Nicaragua rank
31st

Methane emissions by sector over time

  • Congo
  • Nicaragua
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199020062023

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 210,000 tonnes against 150,000 tonnes in Congo, a difference of 60,000 tonnes.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.4 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 33rd and Nicaragua ranks 31st of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
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Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.