Nicaragua vs Norway: Methane emissions, per capita
Nicaragua
1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Norway
1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
42nd
Norway rank
43rd
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Nicaragua
- Norway
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Norway, a difference of 0.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 42nd and Norway ranks 43rd of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1673 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, Nicaragua or Norway?
- Nicaragua, at 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Nicaragua and Norway?
- 0.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Norway?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Norway rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 42nd and Norway ranks 43rd 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.