Nicaragua vs Norway: Per capita methane emissions

Nicaragua
1.67
in 2024
Norway
1.51
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
42nd
Norway rank
43rd

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Norway
00.511.522.5185019372024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1.67 against 1.51 in Norway, a difference of 0.16.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 42nd and Norway ranks 43rd of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 14 and Norway in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Norway Difference Ahead
1850s 1.75 0.9852 0.763 Nicaragua
1860s 1.69 0.99 0.7049 Nicaragua
1870s 1.66 0.9842 0.6713 Nicaragua
1880s 1.63 0.9891 0.6446 Nicaragua
1890s 1.61 1.02 0.5953 Nicaragua
1900s 1.6 1.04 0.5643 Nicaragua
1910s 1.6 1.06 0.5373 Nicaragua
1920s 1.73 1.05 0.6821 Nicaragua
1930s 1.88 1.07 0.8104 Nicaragua
1940s 1.81 1.15 0.6595 Nicaragua
1950s 1.74 1.46 0.2831 Nicaragua
1960s 1.81 1.77 0.0442 Nicaragua
1970s 1.83 1.75 0.0793 Nicaragua
1980s 1.36 1.83 0.4765 Norway
1990s 1.34 1.85 0.5161 Norway
2000s 1.41 2.17 0.7553 Norway
2010s 1.59 1.68 0.0839 Norway
2020s 1.67 1.5 0.1675 Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Nicaragua or Norway?
Nicaragua, at 1.67 against 1.51 in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Nicaragua and Norway?
0.16, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Norway?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Norway rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
Nicaragua ranks 42nd and Norway ranks 43rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed