IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square was 0.0818 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Nicaragua stood at 0.0818 kt per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0818 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0227 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0237 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0247 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0257 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0268 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0282 kt per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0296 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0316 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0335 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0354 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0324 kt per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0323 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0336 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0359 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0374 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0388 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0405 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0411 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0374 kt per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1980 | 0.033 kt per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0337 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0345 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.031 kt per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0341 kt per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0345 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0309 kt per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0279 kt per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0314 kt per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1989 | 0.04 kt per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0458 kt per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0364 kt per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0405 kt per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0455 kt per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0458 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0393 kt per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0378 kt per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0413 kt per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0399 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0474 kt per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0491 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0493 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0502 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0531 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.051 kt per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0536 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0541 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0541 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0545 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.055 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0563 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0617 kt per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.064 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0675 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0707 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0735 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0737 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0725 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0745 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0759 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.077 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0778 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0791 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0818 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0818 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0315 kt per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0818 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0357 kt per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square 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% | 0.0314 kt per square kilometre | 0.04 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0274 kt per square kilometre | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | 0.0335 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0365 kt per square kilometre | 0.0323 kt per square kilometre | 0.0411 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0331 kt per square kilometre | 0.0279 kt per square kilometre | 0.04 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.042 kt per square kilometre | 0.0364 kt per square kilometre | 0.0474 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0524 kt per square kilometre | 0.0491 kt per square kilometre | 0.055 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.069 kt per square kilometre | 0.0563 kt per square kilometre | 0.0759 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0789 kt per square kilometre | 0.077 kt per square kilometre | 0.0818 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 24 Burundi 0.09 kt per square kilometre compare
- 25 Gambia 0.0888 kt per square kilometre compare
- 26 Sri Lanka 0.0875 kt per square kilometre compare
- 28 Ethiopia 0.0798 kt per square kilometre compare
- 29 Costa Rica 0.0786 kt per square kilometre compare
- 30 France 0.0775 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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Nicaragua?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Nicaragua was 0.0818 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0818 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0227 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square?
- Nicaragua ranks 27th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.