Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) was 22.8 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Nicaragua, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Nicaragua stood at 22.8 %.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Nicaragua peaked at 68.26 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 22.65 %, in 2022.
That places Nicaragua 37th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.89 % | — |
| 1991 | 68.26 % | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 65.9 % | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 64.44 % | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 63.91 % | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 65.23 % | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 65.51 % | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 63.88 % | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 64.25 % | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 60.94 % | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 60.22 % | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 61.13 % | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 60.48 % | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 59.17 % | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 59.49 % | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 59.03 % | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 58.34 % | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 58.05 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 58.32 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 57.92 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 57.6 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 28.15 % | -51.1% |
| 2012 | 27.78 % | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 27.43 % | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 26.57 % | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 25.06 % | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 24.23 % | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 23.99 % | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 24.34 % | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 24.06 % | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 24.52 % | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 22.98 % | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 22.65 % | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 22.8 % | +0.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 22.8 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8 %, 6.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 22.8 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.27 %, 17.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -51.1% | 57.6 % | 28.15 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.72 % | 60.94 % | 68.26 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.21 % | 57.92 % | 61.13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.92 % | 23.99 % | 57.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.24 % | 22.65 % | 24.52 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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 land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Nicaragua?
- Land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Nicaragua was 22.8 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 68.26 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.65 % in 2022.
- How does Nicaragua rank for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Nicaragua ranks 37th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.