Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity was 0.4647 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.4647 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 23.4%
World rank
31st
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.5559 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1983
All-time low
0.1676 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2001
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Nicaragua, 1961–2023

0.20.30.40.50.6196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

In 2023, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Nicaragua stood at 0.4647 kg CO2eq/kg.

The figure is up 23.4% on the previous year and up 77.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Nicaragua peaked at 0.5559 kg CO2eq/kg in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1676 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2001.

Nicaragua ranks 31st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2621 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1888 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3096 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 0.3675 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2725 kg CO2eq/kg 0.521 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 0.4014 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2431 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5559 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.2649 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1868 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3508 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.2418 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1676 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2921 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.3679 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2626 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4798 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.44 kg CO2eq/kg 0.3766 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4778 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 28 Saudi Arabia 0.4948 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 29 Gabon 0.4887 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 30 Tunisia 0.4709 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 32 Costa Rica 0.4539 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 33 China, Taiwan Province of 0.4511 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 34 Eswatini 0.4459 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Nicaragua?
Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Nicaragua was 0.4647 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.5559 kg CO2eq/kg in 1983.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1676 kg CO2eq/kg in 2001.
How does Nicaragua rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?
Nicaragua ranks 31st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 12,381 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.