Energy — Emissions in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Energy — Emissions was 15.5 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15.5 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
138th
of 199 countries
All-time high
15.5 kt
in 2021
All-time low
7.14 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions in Nicaragua, 1961–2023

051015196119922023

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

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 15.5 kt for energy — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Nicaragua peaked at 15.5 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.14 kt, in 1961.

That places Nicaragua 138th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Energy — Emissions in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (CH4) in Nicaragua, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 7.14 kt
1962 7.36 kt +3.1%
1963 7.58 kt +3.0%
1964 7.75 kt +2.2%
1965 7.87 kt +1.5%
1966 8.07 kt +2.5%
1967 8.26 kt +2.4%
1968 8.45 kt +2.3%
1969 8.62 kt +2.0%
1970 9.08 kt +5.3%
1971 9.06 kt -0.2%
1972 9.22 kt +1.8%
1973 9.58 kt +3.9%
1974 9.88 kt +3.1%
1975 10.3 kt +4.3%
1976 10.5 kt +1.9%
1977 10.8 kt +2.9%
1978 11 kt +1.9%
1979 10.5 kt -4.5%
1980 11.5 kt +9.5%
1981 11.7 kt +1.7%
1982 11.9 kt +1.7%
1983 12.4 kt +4.2%
1984 12.4 kt +0.0%
1985 12.8 kt +3.2%
1986 13 kt +1.6%
1987 13.4 kt +3.1%
1988 13.4 kt +0.0%
1989 13.7 kt +2.2%
1990 14.1 kt +2.9%
1991 14.4 kt +2.1%
1992 14.5 kt +0.7%
1993 14.9 kt +2.8%
1994 15.1 kt +1.3%
1995 15.3 kt +1.3%
1996 14.8 kt -3.3%
1997 15.2 kt +2.7%
1998 15.3 kt +0.7%
1999 15.3 kt +0.0%
2000 15.3 kt +0.0%
2001 15.3 kt +0.0%
2002 15 kt -2.0%
2003 12.9 kt -14.0%
2004 13.1 kt +1.6%
2005 13.2 kt +0.8%
2006 14 kt +6.1%
2007 14.2 kt +1.4%
2008 14.1 kt -0.7%
2009 14.2 kt +0.7%
2010 14.3 kt +0.7%
2011 14.4 kt +0.7%
2012 14.6 kt +1.4%
2013 14.6 kt +0.0%
2014 14.8 kt +1.4%
2015 14.8 kt +0.0%
2016 15 kt +1.4%
2017 15.2 kt +1.3%
2018 15.2 kt +0.0%
2019 15.2 kt +0.0%
2020 15.2 kt +0.0%
2021 15.5 kt +2.0%
2022 15.5 kt +0.0%
2023 15.5 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.9 kt 7.14 kt 8.62 kt 9
1970s 9.99 kt 9.06 kt 11 kt 10
1980s 12.62 kt 11.5 kt 13.7 kt 10
1990s 14.89 kt 14.1 kt 15.3 kt 10
2000s 14.13 kt 12.9 kt 15.3 kt 10
2010s 14.81 kt 14.3 kt 15.2 kt 10
2020s 15.43 kt 15.2 kt 15.5 kt 4

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 135 Dominican Republic 17.7 kt compare
  2. 136 Lithuania 17.3 kt compare
  3. 137 Guinea-Bissau 15.6 kt compare
  4. 139 Latvia 14.3 kt compare
  5. 140 Armenia 14.1 kt compare
  6. 141 Eswatini 11.9 kt compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions in Nicaragua?
Energy — emissions in Nicaragua was 15.5 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 15.5 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 7.14 kt in 1961.
How does Nicaragua rank for energy — emissions?
Nicaragua ranks 138th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,415 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf