Drained organic soils — Emissions in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.0049 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0049 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
95th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.0074 kt
in 1990
All-time low
0.0049 kt
in 2019
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Nicaragua, 1990–2023

00.0020.0040.0060.0081990200620231990: 0.007 kt1991: 0.007 kt1992: 0.007 kt1993: 0.007 kt1994: 0.007 kt1995: 0.007 kt1996: 0.007 kt1997: 0.007 kt1998: 0.007 kt1999: 0.007 kt2000: 0.006 kt2001: 0.006 kt2002: 0.006 kt2003: 0.006 kt2004: 0.006 kt2005: 0.006 kt2006: 0.006 kt2007: 0.006 kt2008: 0.006 kt2009: 0.006 kt2010: 0.006 kt2011: 0.006 kt2012: 0.006 kt2013: 0.006 kt2014: 0.006 kt2015: 0.006 kt2016: 0.006 kt2017: 0.006 kt2018: 0.006 kt2019: 0.005 kt2020: 0.005 kt2021: 0.005 kt2022: 0.005 kt2023: 0.005 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, drained organic soils — emissions in Nicaragua stood at 0.0049 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0074 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 kt, in 2019.

Nicaragua ranks 95th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Nicaragua, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0074 kt
1991 0.0074 kt +0.0%
1992 0.0074 kt +0.0%
1993 0.0074 kt +0.0%
1994 0.0074 kt +0.0%
1995 0.0074 kt +0.0%
1996 0.0074 kt +0.0%
1997 0.0074 kt +0.0%
1998 0.0068 kt -8.1%
1999 0.0068 kt +0.0%
2000 0.0063 kt -7.4%
2001 0.0063 kt +0.0%
2002 0.0063 kt +0.0%
2003 0.0063 kt +0.0%
2004 0.0063 kt +0.0%
2005 0.0063 kt +0.0%
2006 0.0063 kt +0.0%
2007 0.0063 kt +0.0%
2008 0.0063 kt +0.0%
2009 0.0063 kt +0.0%
2010 0.0059 kt -6.3%
2011 0.0059 kt +0.0%
2012 0.0059 kt +0.0%
2013 0.0059 kt +0.0%
2014 0.0056 kt -5.1%
2015 0.0056 kt +0.0%
2016 0.0056 kt +0.0%
2017 0.0056 kt +0.0%
2018 0.0056 kt +0.0%
2019 0.0049 kt -12.5%
2020 0.0049 kt +0.0%
2021 0.0049 kt +0.0%
2022 0.0049 kt +0.0%
2023 0.0049 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0073 kt 0.0068 kt 0.0074 kt 10
2000s 0.0063 kt 0.0063 kt 0.0063 kt 10
2010s 0.0057 kt 0.0049 kt 0.0059 kt 10
2020s 0.0049 kt 0.0049 kt 0.0049 kt 4

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 92 Central African Republic 0.009 kt compare
  2. 93 French Guiana 0.0073 kt compare
  3. 94 Croatia 0.0066 kt compare
  4. 96 Kazakhstan 0.0038 kt compare
  5. 97 Luxembourg 0.0031 kt compare
  6. 98 Eswatini 0.0017 kt compare
  7. 98 Serbia 0.0017 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Nicaragua?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Nicaragua was 0.0049 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.0074 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 kt in 2019.
How does Nicaragua rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Nicaragua ranks 95th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.