Comoros vs Nicaragua: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Comoros
1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Comoros rank
155th
Nicaragua rank
152nd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Comoros
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Comoros, a difference of 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Comoros's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Comoros ranks 155th and Nicaragua ranks 152nd of 198 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 0.1812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 0.1732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 0.1656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 0.1582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 0.143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 0.1301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0.1417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0.1728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0.2169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 0.2338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 0.2652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.3068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.3403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.5183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.6262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.7075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Comoros or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Comoros as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Comoros and Nicaragua?
- 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Nicaragua?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Nicaragua rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Comoros ranks 155th and Nicaragua ranks 152nd 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.