What is cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp in Nicaragua?

Cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp in Nicaragua was 0.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?

The highest recorded value was 0.0544 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1990.

What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?

The lowest recorded value was 0.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024.

How does Nicaragua rank for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?

Nicaragua ranks 102nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Nicaragua?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Nicaragua data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP in Nicaragua

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP in Nicaragua
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Nicaragua: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP was 0.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 6.9%

World rank

102nd

of 202 countries

All-time high

0.0544 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1990

All-time low

0.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP in Nicaragua, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp in Nicaragua stood at 0.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0544 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Nicaragua ranks 102nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP in Nicaragua, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0195 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0205 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
1962	0.021 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1963	0.0218 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1964	0.0214 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1965	0.0146 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-32.0%
1966	0.0151 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1967	0.0156 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1968	0.0166 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
1969	0.017 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1970	0.0182 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
1971	0.0189 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
1972	0.0197 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1973	0.0175 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
1974	0.0138 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-20.8%
1975	0.0145 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
1976	0.0137 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1977	0.0126 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1978	0.0144 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+14.5%
1979	0.0207 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+43.3%
1980	0.016 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-22.3%
1981	0.0148 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1982	0.0157 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
1983	0.0148 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1984	0.0136 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1985	0.0166 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+21.6%
1986	0.0162 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1987	0.0128 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-21.2%
1988	0.0195 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+53.1%
1989	0.0522 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+167.1%
1990	0.0544 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1991	0.0382 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-29.7%
1992	0.0331 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
1993	0.035 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
1994	0.0166 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-52.7%
1995	0.0161 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1996	0.0162 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1997	0.0166 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1998	0.0164 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1999	0.0164 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
2000	0.0163 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2001	0.0163 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2002	0.0175 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
2003	0.018 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
2004	0.0173 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
2005	0.0165 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2006	0.0161 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2007	0.0153 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2008	0.0138 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
2009	0.0147 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
2010	0.0144 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2011	0.0134 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2012	0.0129 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2013	0.0128 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2014	0.0122 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2015	0.0118 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2016	0.0117 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2017	0.0117 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2018	0.0128 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.2%
2019	0.0135 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
2020	0.0139 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
2021	0.0128 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
2022	0.0119 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2023	0.0108 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
2024	0.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.9%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

Nicaragua's 0.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Nicaragua's 0.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1989	+167.1%	0.0195 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0522 tonnes per US$ of GDP
1988	+53.1%	0.0128 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0195 tonnes per US$ of GDP
1994	-52.7%	0.035 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0166 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0183 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0146 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0218 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0164 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0126 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0207 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0128 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0522 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0259 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0161 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0544 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0162 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0138 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.018 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0127 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0117 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0144 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0119 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0139 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

99 Netherlands 0.0101 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
100 Chile 0.0101 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
101 Micronesia (country) 0.0101 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
103 Denmark 0.0099 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
104 Myanmar 0.0098 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
105 Botswana 0.0096 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More climate change data for Nicaragua

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 98.12 million kg (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,149 kt (2023)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,593 kt (2023)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,557 kt (2023)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.78 kt (2023)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 341.31 kt (2023)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 485.08 kt (2023)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 394.21 kt (2023)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 90.87 kt (2023)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.49 kt (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp in Nicaragua?: Cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp in Nicaragua was 0.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?: The highest recorded value was 0.0544 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1990.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?: The lowest recorded value was 0.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Nicaragua rank for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?: Nicaragua ranks 102nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Nicaragua?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.