Carbon intensity of energy in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Carbon intensity of energy was 212.96 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity of energy in Nicaragua, 1980–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity of energy in Nicaragua is 212.96 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity of energy in Nicaragua peaked at 259.83 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1987 and was at its lowest, 151.23 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, in 1989.
Nicaragua ranks 98th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 228.54 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 151.23 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 259.83 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 231.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 222.34 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 239.92 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 231.55 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 225.03 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 243.06 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 216.69 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 210.27 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 227.08 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 205.14 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 199.57 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 212.96 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 95 Trinidad and Tobago 214.03 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 96 Brunei 213.53 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 97 Antigua and Barbuda 213.35 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 99 Romania 212.61 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 100 Bangladesh 212.27 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 101 Pakistan 211.57 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 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 of energy in Nicaragua?
- Carbon intensity of energy in Nicaragua was 212.96 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity of energy recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 259.83 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1987.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity of energy recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 151.23 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1989.
- How does Nicaragua rank for carbon intensity of energy?
- Nicaragua ranks 98th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity of energy rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity of energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.