Nicaragua vs Tunisia: Nitrous oxide emissions
Nicaragua
3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tunisia
3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
99th
Tunisia rank
101st
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Nicaragua
- Tunisia
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tunisia, a difference of 79,660 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tunisia ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 99th and Tunisia ranks 101st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 31,751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72,535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1860s | 34,314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1870s | 40,182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1880s | 48,439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121,621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73,181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1890s | 70,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 66,941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1900s | 124,480 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 155,438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1910s | 175,495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 200,376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1920s | 178,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 290,431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1930s | 191,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 374,640 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 182,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1940s | 356,232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 944,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 588,064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1950s | 695,878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 672,677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1960s | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 446,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 528,853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 546,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 649,204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 582,365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 126,410 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 3.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Nicaragua or Tunisia?
- Nicaragua, at 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tunisia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Nicaragua and Tunisia?
- 79,660 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Tunisia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Tunisia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Nicaragua ranks 99th and Tunisia ranks 101st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.