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
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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

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.