Colombia vs Nicaragua: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Colombia
2.03 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
2.17 tonnes per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
133rd
Nicaragua rank
131st
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Colombia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 2.17 tonnes per person against 2.03 tonnes per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per person.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 133rd and Nicaragua ranks 131st of 194 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 8 and Nicaragua in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 20.83 tonnes per person | 18.43 tonnes per person | 2.39 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1880s | 21.38 tonnes per person | 19.77 tonnes per person | 1.6 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1890s | 21.96 tonnes per person | 21.56 tonnes per person | 0.3947 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1900s | 24.77 tonnes per person | 19.49 tonnes per person | 5.29 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1910s | 28.59 tonnes per person | 18.3 tonnes per person | 10.29 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1920s | 28.91 tonnes per person | 37.5 tonnes per person | 8.59 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 19.04 tonnes per person | 36.58 tonnes per person | 17.54 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 26.87 tonnes per person | 43.03 tonnes per person | 16.16 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 26.56 tonnes per person | 43.56 tonnes per person | 17 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 13.33 tonnes per person | 15.13 tonnes per person | 1.8 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 7.03 tonnes per person | 6.64 tonnes per person | 0.3841 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 3.05 tonnes per person | 8.43 tonnes per person | 5.38 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 3.45 tonnes per person | 14.42 tonnes per person | 10.97 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2.08 tonnes per person | 10.04 tonnes per person | 7.96 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 4.11 tonnes per person | 2.79 tonnes per person | 1.33 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 2.13 tonnes per person | 2.08 tonnes per person | 0.0563 tonnes per person | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Colombia or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 2.17 tonnes per person against 2.03 tonnes per person in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Colombia and Nicaragua?
- 0.14 tonnes per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nicaragua?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Nicaragua rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Colombia ranks 133rd and Nicaragua ranks 131st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.