IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0029 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Nicaragua stood at 0.0029 kt per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0029 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nicaragua 27th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0029 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0011 kt per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0029 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0013 kt per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 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 | +27.5% | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 24 Burundi 0.0032 kt per square kilometre compare
- 25 Gambia 0.0032 kt per square kilometre compare
- 26 Sri Lanka 0.0031 kt per square kilometre compare
- 28 Ethiopia 0.0029 kt per square kilometre compare
- 29 Costa Rica 0.0028 kt per square kilometre compare
- 30 France 0.0028 kt per square kilometre compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 0.0029 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0029 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 27th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.