Nicaragua vs Zimbabwe: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Nicaragua
1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
152nd
Zimbabwe rank
149th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Nicaragua
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 152nd and Zimbabwe ranks 149th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 0.2986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 0.2927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 0.2894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 0.3047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 0.2876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 0.2819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 0.295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 0.2983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 0.3076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 0.5444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 0.7431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.8825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.25 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 Zimbabwe?
- 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zimbabwe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Zimbabwe rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Nicaragua ranks 152nd and Zimbabwe ranks 149th 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.