Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Nicaragua, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Nicaragua is 0.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Nicaragua peaked at 1.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1859.
Nicaragua ranks 52nd of 197 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Nicaragua?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Nicaragua was 0.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1859.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Nicaragua ranks 52nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.6%. 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.