Denmark vs Nicaragua: Per capita methane emissions
Denmark
1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
40th
Nicaragua rank
42nd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Denmark
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Denmark ranks 40th and Nicaragua ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 9 and Nicaragua in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1950s | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1960s | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Denmark or Nicaragua?
- Denmark, at 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Denmark and Nicaragua?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Nicaragua?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Nicaragua rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Denmark ranks 40th and Nicaragua ranks 42nd 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.