Which has higher waste — emissions, Kuwait or Nicaragua?

Kuwait, at 0.302 kt against 0.285 kt in Nicaragua as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nicaragua?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kuwait vs Nicaragua: Waste — Emissions (N2O)

Kuwait

0.302 kt

in 2023

Nicaragua

0.285 kt

in 2023

Kuwait rank

144th

Nicaragua rank

146th

Waste — Emissions (N2O) over time

Kuwait
Nicaragua

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.302 kt against 0.285 kt in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.017 kt.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Kuwait ranks 144th and Nicaragua ranks 146th of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0215 kt	0.073 kt	0.0515 kt	Nicaragua
1970s	0.0493 kt	0.0936 kt	0.0443 kt	Nicaragua
1980s	0.0968 kt	0.1108 kt	0.014 kt	Nicaragua
1990s	0.1016 kt	0.1357 kt	0.0341 kt	Nicaragua
2000s	0.1598 kt	0.2008 kt	0.041 kt	Nicaragua
2010s	0.2412 kt	0.2413 kt	0.0001 kt	Nicaragua
2020s	0.2913 kt	0.2767 kt	0.0145 kt	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Kuwait or Nicaragua?: Kuwait, at 0.302 kt against 0.285 kt in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Kuwait and Nicaragua?: 0.017 kt, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nicaragua?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Nicaragua rank globally for waste — emissions?: Kuwait ranks 144th and Nicaragua ranks 146th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (N2O)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf