Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 3.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.7%
Change on year
down 35.7%
World rank
74th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2,404.7%
in 1950
All-time low
-100.0%
in 1942
Years of data
152
1872–2024
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Nicaragua, 1872–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Nicaragua is 3.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 35.7% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Nicaragua peaked at 2,404.7% in 1950 and was at its lowest, -100.0%, in 1942.
Nicaragua ranks 74th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 0.0% | — |
| 1873 | 187.5% | — |
| 1874 | 169.6% | -9.6% |
| 1875 | -58.1% | -134.2% |
| 1876 | 7.7% | -113.2% |
| 1877 | 210.7% | +2639.3% |
| 1878 | 489.7% | +132.4% |
| 1879 | 72.9% | -85.1% |
| 1880 | -41.8% | -157.4% |
| 1881 | -83.1% | +98.8% |
| 1882 | -11.5% | -86.2% |
| 1883 | 732.5% | -6472.4% |
| 1884 | 157.7% | -78.5% |
| 1885 | -34.8% | -122.1% |
| 1886 | -68.8% | +97.7% |
| 1887 | 171.7% | -349.6% |
| 1888 | 77.9% | -54.7% |
| 1889 | 325.8% | +318.4% |
| 1890 | 143.8% | -55.9% |
| 1891 | 66.6% | -53.7% |
| 1892 | -21.8% | -132.7% |
| 1893 | -49.6% | +127.5% |
| 1894 | 21.1% | -142.5% |
| 1895 | -27.0% | -228.0% |
| 1896 | -43.8% | +62.4% |
| 1897 | -3.2% | -92.8% |
| 1898 | 2.0% | -163.5% |
| 1899 | 7.5% | +271.0% |
| 1900 | 17.5% | +134.6% |
| 1901 | 18.3% | +4.8% |
| 1902 | -5.0% | -127.2% |
| 1903 | 2.5% | -149.9% |
| 1904 | -8.0% | -423.2% |
| 1905 | -14.1% | +75.4% |
| 1906 | -3.2% | -77.1% |
| 1907 | -18.5% | +471.0% |
| 1908 | -9.8% | -47.0% |
| 1909 | -0.9% | -90.6% |
| 1910 | 11.3% | -1323.5% |
| 1911 | 36.2% | +220.3% |
| 1912 | -20.3% | -156.1% |
| 1913 | -30.8% | +51.6% |
| 1914 | 8.4% | -127.4% |
| 1915 | -0.1% | -101.5% |
| 1916 | 39.0% | -31177.0% |
| 1917 | 33.6% | -13.7% |
| 1918 | -8.7% | -126.0% |
| 1919 | -15.0% | +72.0% |
| 1920 | -48.2% | +221.1% |
| 1921 | 60.6% | -225.7% |
| 1922 | -44.5% | -173.3% |
| 1923 | 251.0% | -664.3% |
| 1924 | 51.0% | -79.7% |
| 1925 | -51.7% | -201.2% |
| 1926 | 153.4% | -396.8% |
| 1927 | -84.7% | -155.2% |
| 1928 | -46.6% | -45.0% |
| 1929 | -31.8% | -31.7% |
| 1930 | -43.2% | +35.8% |
| 1931 | -34.9% | -19.1% |
| 1932 | -44.9% | +28.6% |
| 1933 | 83.1% | -285.0% |
| 1934 | -46.2% | -155.6% |
| 1935 | 39.1% | -184.5% |
| 1936 | 28.8% | -26.2% |
| 1937 | 33.4% | +15.9% |
| 1938 | -66.4% | -298.8% |
| 1939 | 24.7% | -137.1% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1941 | 20.3% | — |
| 1942 | -100.0% | -592.3% |
| 1944 | -50.0% | -50.0% |
| 1945 | 88.4% | -276.8% |
| 1946 | -51.0% | -157.7% |
| 1947 | 104.2% | -304.2% |
| 1948 | 2.0% | -98.0% |
| 1949 | 0.5% | -75.5% |
| 1950 | 2,404.7% | +479203.0% |
| 1951 | 5.6% | -99.8% |
| 1952 | 36.4% | +544.0% |
| 1953 | 4.0% | -89.0% |
| 1954 | 10.3% | +156.4% |
| 1955 | 24.4% | +138.0% |
| 1956 | -3.8% | -115.4% |
| 1957 | 10.7% | -384.6% |
| 1958 | 43.9% | +310.7% |
| 1959 | -20.1% | -145.9% |
| 1960 | 10.7% | -153.1% |
| 1961 | 5.5% | -48.5% |
| 1962 | 17.6% | +220.1% |
| 1963 | 27.8% | +57.4% |
| 1964 | 12.6% | -54.6% |
| 1965 | -17.8% | -240.9% |
| 1966 | 23.0% | -229.5% |
| 1967 | 12.6% | -45.3% |
| 1968 | 13.9% | +10.4% |
| 1969 | 4.5% | -67.9% |
| 1970 | 9.1% | +104.2% |
| 1971 | 7.3% | -19.7% |
| 1972 | 6.6% | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 13.9% | +111.7% |
| 1974 | 6.6% | -52.5% |
| 1975 | -1.1% | -116.9% |
| 1976 | 15.3% | -1474.3% |
| 1977 | 27.5% | +79.2% |
| 1978 | -7.3% | -126.4% |
| 1979 | -34.9% | +381.3% |
| 1980 | 18.3% | -152.4% |
| 1981 | 5.6% | -69.6% |
| 1982 | -1.1% | -120.3% |
| 1983 | -5.4% | +380.1% |
| 1984 | -7.5% | +39.7% |
| 1985 | 7.5% | -199.6% |
| 1986 | 13.6% | +81.4% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | -43.0% |
| 1988 | -7.9% | -201.0% |
| 1989 | -34.5% | +338.6% |
| 1990 | 39.2% | -213.7% |
| 1991 | -2.8% | -107.3% |
| 1992 | 19.4% | -782.8% |
| 1993 | -3.8% | -119.6% |
| 1994 | 10.3% | -369.6% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -64.8% |
| 1997 | 9.4% | +183.0% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | -32.4% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | -44.8% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +61.5% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -68.6% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +398.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -85.7% |
| 2005 | -2.5% | -307.9% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -244.2% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -16.2% |
| 2008 | -4.1% | -235.9% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -144.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -73.9% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +1495.2% |
| 2012 | -5.3% | -170.6% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -121.5% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +155.7% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | +398.8% |
| 2016 | -0.5% | -103.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -310.9% |
| 2018 | -4.8% | -517.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -112.0% |
| 2020 | -10.9% | -1971.4% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -197.3% |
| 2022 | -0.0% | -100.2% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -22305.8% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -35.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 3.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 3.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.8%, 97% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +479203.0% | 0.5% | 2,404.7% |
| 1916 | +31177.0% | -0.1% | 39.0% |
| 2023 | +22305.8% | -0.0% | 5.8% |
| 1883 | +6472.4% | -11.5% | 732.5% |
| 1877 | +2639.3% | 7.7% | 210.7% |
| 2020 | -1971.4% | 0.6% | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 135.0% | -58.1% | 489.7% | 8 |
| 1880s | 122.6% | -83.1% | 732.5% | 10 |
| 1890s | 9.6% | -49.6% | 143.8% | 10 |
| 1900s | -2.1% | -18.5% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 5.4% | -30.8% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 20.9% | -84.7% | 251.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | -2.7% | -66.4% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.6% | -100.0% | 104.2% | 9 |
| 1950s | 251.6% | -20.1% | 2,404.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.0% | -17.8% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.3% | -34.9% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4% | -34.5% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | -3.8% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | -4.1% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | -5.3% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | -10.9% | 10.6% | 5 |
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 annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Nicaragua?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Nicaragua was 3.7% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 2,404.7% in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -100.0% in 1942.
- How does Nicaragua rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Nicaragua ranks 74th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.