Colombia vs Nicaragua: Methane emissions, per capita
Colombia
1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
39th
Nicaragua rank
42nd
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Colombia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 39th and Nicaragua ranks 42nd of 195 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Colombia or Nicaragua?
- Colombia, at 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Colombia and Nicaragua?
- 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nicaragua?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Nicaragua rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 39th 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.