Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 0.0294 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0294 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 203 countries
All-time high
0.0387 kt
in 1997
All-time low
0.0275 kt
in 2002
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Nicaragua, 1990–2023

00.010.020.030.041990200620231990: 0.038 kt1991: 0.037 kt1992: 0.038 kt1993: 0.038 kt1994: 0.038 kt1995: 0.038 kt1996: 0.038 kt1997: 0.039 kt1998: 0.03 kt1999: 0.032 kt2000: 0.029 kt2001: 0.032 kt2002: 0.027 kt2003: 0.031 kt2004: 0.03 kt2005: 0.03 kt2006: 0.031 kt2007: 0.031 kt2008: 0.031 kt2009: 0.032 kt2010: 0.032 kt2011: 0.032 kt2012: 0.032 kt2013: 0.033 kt2014: 0.03 kt2015: 0.03 kt2016: 0.03 kt2017: 0.03 kt2018: 0.03 kt2019: 0.03 kt2020: 0.03 kt2021: 0.029 kt2022: 0.029 kt2023: 0.029 kt

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

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 0.0294 kt for industrial wastewater — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0387 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0275 kt, in 2002.

That places Nicaragua 74th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) in Nicaragua, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0375 kt —
1991 0.0374 kt -0.3%
1992 0.0376 kt +0.6%
1993 0.038 kt +1.0%
1994 0.0379 kt -0.2%
1995 0.0379 kt -0.2%
1996 0.0382 kt +1.0%
1997 0.0387 kt +1.3%
1998 0.0304 kt -21.6%
1999 0.0324 kt +6.6%
2000 0.0286 kt -11.6%
2001 0.0316 kt +10.2%
2002 0.0275 kt -13.0%
2003 0.0309 kt +12.7%
2004 0.0302 kt -2.4%
2005 0.0304 kt +0.6%
2006 0.0308 kt +1.4%
2007 0.0312 kt +1.4%
2008 0.0313 kt +0.3%
2009 0.0316 kt +0.9%
2010 0.0322 kt +1.8%
2011 0.0323 kt +0.4%
2012 0.0317 kt -1.9%
2013 0.0327 kt +3.2%
2014 0.0298 kt -9.0%
2015 0.0297 kt -0.3%
2016 0.0298 kt +0.3%
2017 0.0304 kt +1.9%
2018 0.0302 kt -0.6%
2019 0.0302 kt +0.0%
2020 0.0302 kt +0.0%
2021 0.0294 kt -2.4%
2022 0.0294 kt +0.0%
2023 0.0294 kt +0.0%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 0.0294 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0083 kt, 3.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 0.0294 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0075 kt, 3.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0366 kt 0.0304 kt 0.0387 kt 10
2000s 0.0304 kt 0.0275 kt 0.0316 kt 10
2010s 0.0309 kt 0.0297 kt 0.0327 kt 10
2020s 0.0296 kt 0.0294 kt 0.0302 kt 4

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 71 Guatemala 0.0314 kt compare
  2. 72 Austria 0.0312 kt compare
  3. 73 Finland 0.0298 kt compare
  4. 75 Denmark 0.0286 kt compare
  5. 76 Sri Lanka 0.0283 kt compare
  6. 77 Norway 0.0276 kt compare

See the full ranking of 255 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is industrial wastewater — emissions in Nicaragua?
Industrial wastewater — emissions in Nicaragua was 0.0294 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.0387 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0275 kt in 2002.
How does Nicaragua rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
Nicaragua ranks 74th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,458 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.