Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1566 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Nicaragua, 1920–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Nicaragua is 0.1566 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Nicaragua peaked at 0.281 kilograms per international-$ in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms per international-$, in 1942.
Nicaragua ranks 112th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0046 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0005 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0129 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0002 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0001 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0004 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0021 kilograms per international-$ | 0 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0038 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0882 kilograms per international-$ | 0.067 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1315 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1254 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1027 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1446 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1759 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1531 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2114 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2125 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1756 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2634 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.265 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2339 kilograms per international-$ | 0.281 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2455 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2061 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2763 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1826 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1722 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2029 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1604 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1566 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1625 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 109 New Zealand 0.1593 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 110 Italy 0.1592 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 111 Hungary 0.1586 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 113 Namibia 0.1562 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 114 Austria 0.1541 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 115 Lithuania 0.152 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Nicaragua
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Population, total 7.01 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population 4.17 million (2025)
- Urban population 59.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.8141 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 197.65 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.8141 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.8141 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Nicaragua?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Nicaragua was 0.1566 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.281 kilograms per international-$ in 1998.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per international-$ in 1942.
- How does Nicaragua rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Nicaragua ranks 112th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).