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
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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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Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.