Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0241 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.0241 kt per square kilometre for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0241 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0063 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nicaragua ranks 59th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0093 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0095 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0107 kt per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0107 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0115 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0125 kt per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0126 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0109 kt per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0111 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0109 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0112 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0116 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0112 kt per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0115 kt per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0119 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0137 kt per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1991 | 0.011 kt per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1992 | 0.012 kt per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0131 kt per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0127 kt per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0118 kt per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0115 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0121 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0118 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0135 kt per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0137 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0137 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0151 kt per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0158 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0152 kt per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0158 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0164 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0163 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.016 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0168 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0167 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0189 kt per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 0.02 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0195 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.021 kt per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0221 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0223 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.023 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.022 kt per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0226 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0234 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0236 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0234 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0241 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0241 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0131 kt per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0241 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0141 kt per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0109 kt per square kilometre | 0.0095 kt per square kilometre | 0.0126 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | 0.0119 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0123 kt per square kilometre | 0.011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0137 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0155 kt per square kilometre | 0.0137 kt per square kilometre | 0.0168 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0208 kt per square kilometre | 0.0167 kt per square kilometre | 0.023 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0236 kt per square kilometre | 0.0234 kt per square kilometre | 0.0241 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More climate change data for Nicaragua
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 98.12 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,149 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,593 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,557 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.78 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 341.31 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 485.08 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 394.21 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 90.87 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.49 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 0.0241 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0241 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 59th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.