Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions was 5.63 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions in Nicaragua, 1965–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Nicaragua stood at 5.63 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Nicaragua peaked at 5.63 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 780,165 tonnes, in 1965.
That places Nicaragua 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 million tonnes | 780,165 tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.96 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | 2.83 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.05 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | 2.43 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.69 million tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | 3.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.23 million tonnes | 3.71 million tonnes | 4.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.97 million tonnes | 4.45 million tonnes | 5.44 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.19 million tonnes | 4.64 million tonnes | 5.63 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More climate change data for Nicaragua
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Population, total 7.01 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population 4.17 million (2025)
- Urban population 59.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.8141 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 197.65 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.8141 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.8141 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Nicaragua?
- Kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Nicaragua was 5.63 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 5.63 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 780,165 tonnes in 1965.
- How does Nicaragua rank for kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions?
- Nicaragua ranks 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.