Nicaragua vs Nigeria: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Nicaragua
1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nigeria
1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
152nd
Nigeria rank
150th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 152nd and Nigeria ranks 150th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 10 and Nigeria in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 0.2986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 0.2927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 0.2894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 0.3047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 0.2876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 0.2819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0.295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0.2983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0.3076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 0.5444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.7431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.8825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
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, Nicaragua or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Nicaragua and Nigeria?
- 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Nigeria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Nigeria rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Nicaragua ranks 152nd and Nigeria ranks 150th 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.