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Co emissions per capita in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Co emissions per capita was 0.8141 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.8141
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
165th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.9467
in 1977
All-time low
0
in 1870
Years of data
155
1870–2024

Co emissions per capita in Nicaragua, 1870–2024

00.20.40.60.81187019472024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 0.8141 for co emissions per capita in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, co emissions per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.9467 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1870.

Nicaragua ranks 165th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Co emissions per capita in Nicaragua, year by year

Year Value Change
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 -1.3%
1873 0.0001 +183.3%
1874 0.0002 +165.7%
1875 0.0001 -58.7%
1876 0.0001 +6.1%
1877 0.0002 +206.2%
1878 0.0013 +481.2%
1879 0.0022 +70.4%
1880 0.0012 -42.7%
1881 0.0002 -83.4%
1882 0.0002 -12.8%
1883 0.0015 +720.5%
1884 0.0038 +154.0%
1885 0.0024 -35.7%
1886 0.0007 -69.3%
1887 0.002 +167.8%
1888 0.0035 +75.3%
1889 0.0147 +319.7%
1890 0.0352 +140.3%
1891 0.0579 +64.3%
1892 0.0446 -22.9%
1893 0.0221 -50.3%
1894 0.0264 +19.3%
1895 0.019 -28.0%
1896 0.0105 -44.6%
1897 0.0101 -4.5%
1898 0.0101 +0.6%
1899 0.0107 +5.9%
1900 0.0124 +15.7%
1901 0.0144 +16.4%
1902 0.0135 -6.6%
1903 0.0136 +0.7%
1904 0.0123 -9.6%
1905 0.0104 -15.6%
1906 0.0099 -4.9%
1907 0.0079 -19.9%
1908 0.007 -11.3%
1909 0.0068 -2.6%
1910 0.0075 +9.4%
1911 0.01 +33.9%
1912 0.0078 -21.7%
1913 0.0053 -32.0%
1914 0.0057 +6.6%
1915 0.0056 -1.8%
1916 0.0076 +36.6%
1917 0.01 +31.4%
1918 0.009 -10.1%
1919 0.0075 -16.1%
1920 0.0039 -48.8%
1921 0.0061 +59.1%
1922 0.0034 -44.9%
1923 0.0118 +248.8%
1924 0.0177 +50.1%
1925 0.0085 -52.0%
1926 0.0214 +151.8%
1927 0.0033 -84.8%
1928 0.0017 -46.9%
1929 0.0012 -32.4%
1930 0.0007 -43.8%
1931 0.0004 -35.9%
1932 0.0002 -45.9%
1933 0.0004 +79.5%
1934 0.0002 -47.3%
1935 0.0003 +36.3%
1936 0.0004 +26.3%
1937 0.0005 +30.8%
1938 0.0002 -67.1%
1939 0.0002 +22.0%
1940 0.0002 -2.3%
1941 0.0002 +17.4%
1942 0 -100.0%
1943 0.0072 —
1944 0.0035 -51.4%
1945 0.0064 +83.2%
1946 0.0031 -52.4%
1947 0.0061 +98.6%
1948 0.006 -0.8%
1949 0.0059 -2.3%
1950 0.1432 +2331.0%
1951 0.1471 +2.7%
1952 0.195 +32.6%
1953 0.1971 +1.1%
1954 0.2111 +7.1%
1955 0.2551 +20.9%
1956 0.2384 -6.5%
1957 0.2562 +7.5%
1958 0.3579 +39.7%
1959 0.2774 -22.5%
1960 0.298 +7.4%
1961 0.3052 +2.4%
1962 0.3484 +14.2%
1963 0.432 +24.0%
1964 0.472 +9.2%
1965 0.3764 -20.2%
1966 0.4489 +19.3%
1967 0.4899 +9.1%
1968 0.5408 +10.4%
1969 0.5474 +1.2%
1970 0.5789 +5.8%
1971 0.6022 +4.0%
1972 0.6234 +3.5%
1973 0.6898 +10.7%
1974 0.7131 +3.4%
1975 0.6839 -4.1%
1976 0.7652 +11.9%
1977 0.9467 +23.7%
1978 0.8529 -9.9%
1979 0.5401 -36.7%
1980 0.6217 +15.1%
1981 0.638 +2.6%
1982 0.6137 -3.8%
1983 0.5655 -7.9%
1984 0.51 -9.8%
1985 0.5354 +5.0%
1986 0.5944 +11.0%
1987 0.6261 +5.3%
1988 0.5638 -9.9%
1989 0.3609 -36.0%
1990 0.4907 +36.0%
1991 0.4659 -5.1%
1992 0.544 +16.8%
1993 0.5118 -5.9%
1994 0.5526 +8.0%
1995 0.5924 +7.2%
1996 0.6008 +1.4%
1997 0.6462 +7.6%
1998 0.6933 +7.3%
1999 0.7247 +4.5%
2000 0.7386 +1.9%
2001 0.7684 +4.0%
2002 0.772 +0.5%
2003 0.8272 +7.2%
2004 0.8273 +0.0%
2005 0.7962 -3.8%
2006 0.8132 +2.1%
2007 0.8258 +1.6%
2008 0.7806 -5.5%
2009 0.7835 +0.4%
2010 0.7761 -0.9%
2011 0.8229 +6.0%
2012 0.7683 -6.6%
2013 0.7663 -0.3%
2014 0.778 +1.5%
2015 0.8795 +13.0%
2016 0.863 -1.9%
2017 0.8614 -0.2%
2018 0.8091 -6.1%
2019 0.8033 -0.7%
2020 0.7069 -12.0%
2021 0.7724 +9.3%
2022 0.7624 -1.3%
2023 0.7955 +4.3%
2024 0.8141 +2.3%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 0.8141 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7616, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 0.8141 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.93, 28% of the median. (38 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Co emissions per capita 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.

YearChange FromTo
1950 +2331.0% 0.0059 0.1432
1883 +720.5% 0.0002 0.0015
1878 +481.2% 0.0002 0.0013
1889 +319.7% 0.0035 0.0147
1923 +248.8% 0.0034 0.0118
1877 +206.2% 0.0001 0.0002

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1870s 0.0004 0 0.0022 10
1880s 0.003 0.0002 0.0147 10
1890s 0.0247 0.0101 0.0579 10
1900s 0.0108 0.0068 0.0144 10
1910s 0.0076 0.0053 0.01 10
1920s 0.0079 0.0012 0.0214 10
1930s 0.0003 0.0002 0.0007 10
1940s 0.0039 0 0.0072 10
1950s 0.2278 0.1432 0.3579 10
1960s 0.4259 0.298 0.5474 10
1970s 0.6996 0.5401 0.9467 10
1980s 0.5629 0.3609 0.638 10
1990s 0.5822 0.4659 0.7247 10
2000s 0.7933 0.7386 0.8273 10
2010s 0.8128 0.7663 0.8795 10
2020s 0.7703 0.7069 0.8141 5

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 162 Palestine 0.8698 compare
  2. 163 Eswatini 0.8405 compare
  3. 164 Zimbabwe 0.8237 compare
  4. 166 Papua New Guinea 0.7891 compare
  5. 167 Senegal 0.7616 compare
  6. 168 Pakistan 0.7156 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is co emissions per capita in Nicaragua?
Co emissions per capita in Nicaragua was 0.8141 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest co emissions per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.9467 in 1977.
What is the lowest co emissions per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1870.
How does Nicaragua rank for co emissions per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 165th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is co emissions per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Co emissions per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
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