Algeria vs Nicaragua: Methane emissions, per capita
Algeria
1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Algeria rank
44th
Nicaragua rank
42nd
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Algeria
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Algeria, a difference of 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 44th and Nicaragua ranks 42nd of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1970s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1980s | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1990s | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 2000s | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 2010s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Algeria or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Algeria and Nicaragua?
- 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nicaragua?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Nicaragua rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Algeria ranks 44th and Nicaragua ranks 42nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.