Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 1.05 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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
The most recent figure for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Nicaragua is 1.05 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Nicaragua peaked at 1.25 tonnes per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5516 tonnes per person, in 1991.
That places Nicaragua 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 |
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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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Nicaragua?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 tonnes per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5516 tonnes per person in 1991.
- How does Nicaragua rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Nicaragua ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.