Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita was 1.05 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua stood at 1.05 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 1.25 tonnes per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5516 tonnes per person, in 1991.
Nicaragua ranks 100th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6665 tonnes per person | 0.5516 tonnes per person | 0.8397 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9818 tonnes per person | 0.8682 tonnes per person | 1.11 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 tonnes per person | 0.9471 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.9289 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 4 |
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 consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua?
- Consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua was 1.05 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 tonnes per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5516 tonnes per person in 1991.
- How does Nicaragua rank for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.