Nicaragua vs Sweden: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Nicaragua
5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sweden
5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
88th
Sweden rank
91st
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Nicaragua
- Sweden
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 88th and Sweden ranks 91st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 16 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 19.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 14.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 20.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 22.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 23.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 22.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 21.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 36.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 36.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 43.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 36.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 44.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 36.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 19.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 11.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 11.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 15.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 12.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 6.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 5.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Nicaragua or Sweden?
- Nicaragua, at 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Nicaragua and Sweden?
- 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Sweden rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Nicaragua ranks 88th and Sweden ranks 91st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.