Azerbaijan vs Nicaragua: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Azerbaijan
5.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
90th
Nicaragua rank
89th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Azerbaijan
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 90th and Nicaragua ranks 89th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 36.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 34.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 3.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 36.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 33.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 43.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 39.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 6.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 44.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 37.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 8.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 8.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 6.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 5.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Azerbaijan or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Azerbaijan and Nicaragua?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Nicaragua?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Nicaragua rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Azerbaijan ranks 90th and Nicaragua ranks 89th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.