Land-use change — Emissions in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Land-use change — Emissions was 7.57 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
7.57 kt
Change on year
up 1,863.0%
World rank
20th
of 218 countries
All-time high
21.5 kt
in 1998
All-time low
0.1277 kt
in 2002
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions in Nicaragua, 1990–2023

051015201990200620231990: 3.1 kt1991: 3.1 kt1992: 3.1 kt1993: 3.1 kt1994: 3.1 kt1995: 3.1 kt1996: 3.3 kt1997: 5.8 kt1998: 21.5 kt1999: 5.3 kt2000: 6.1 kt2001: 0.341 kt2002: 0.128 kt2003: 4 kt2004: 0.242 kt2005: 5 kt2006: 0.915 kt2007: 0.357 kt2008: 0.926 kt2009: 0.535 kt2010: 2 kt2011: 1.1 kt2012: 0.492 kt2013: 2.1 kt2014: 2.6 kt2015: 1.2 kt2016: 2.5 kt2017: 0.452 kt2018: 2 kt2019: 2.3 kt2020: 3.9 kt2021: 0.338 kt2022: 0.386 kt2023: 7.6 kt

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

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 7.57 kt for land-use change — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1,863.0% on the previous year and up 261.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in Nicaragua peaked at 21.5 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1277 kt, in 2002.

Nicaragua ranks 20th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Land-use change — Emissions in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions (CH4) in Nicaragua, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 3.06 kt
1991 3.06 kt +0.0%
1992 3.06 kt +0.0%
1993 3.06 kt +0.0%
1994 3.06 kt +0.0%
1995 3.06 kt +0.0%
1996 3.27 kt +6.8%
1997 5.82 kt +78.0%
1998 21.5 kt +269.2%
1999 5.27 kt -75.5%
2000 6.14 kt +16.6%
2001 0.3406 kt -94.5%
2002 0.1277 kt -62.5%
2003 3.95 kt +2996.6%
2004 0.2421 kt -93.9%
2005 5.02 kt +1971.9%
2006 0.9154 kt -81.8%
2007 0.3566 kt -61.0%
2008 0.9261 kt +159.7%
2009 0.5349 kt -42.2%
2010 2 kt +274.1%
2011 1.08 kt -45.9%
2012 0.4923 kt -54.5%
2013 2.1 kt +325.9%
2014 2.62 kt +24.7%
2015 1.23 kt -52.8%
2016 2.54 kt +105.6%
2017 0.4524 kt -82.2%
2018 2.01 kt +344.7%
2019 2.29 kt +13.8%
2020 3.94 kt +72.1%
2021 0.338 kt -91.4%
2022 0.3858 kt +14.1%
2023 7.57 kt +1863.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.43 kt 3.06 kt 21.5 kt 10
2000s 1.86 kt 0.1277 kt 6.14 kt 10
2010s 1.68 kt 0.4524 kt 2.62 kt 10
2020s 3.06 kt 0.338 kt 7.57 kt 4

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 17 OECD 11.88 kt compare
  2. 18 Chad 11.49 kt compare
  3. 19 Mexico 9.68 kt compare
  4. 21 Madagascar 6.9 kt compare
  5. 22 Nigeria 6.51 kt compare
  6. 23 Congo 5.52 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions in Nicaragua?
Land-use change — emissions in Nicaragua was 7.57 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 21.5 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1277 kt in 2002.
How does Nicaragua rank for land-use change — emissions?
Nicaragua ranks 20th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 261.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,993 data points, 1990–2023
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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