Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 0.7868 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Nicaragua, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.7868 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Nicaragua peaked at 0.9097 tonnes per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.1376 tonnes per person, in 1950.
Nicaragua ranks 148th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2184 tonnes per person | 0.1376 tonnes per person | 0.347 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.41 tonnes per person | 0.2899 tonnes per person | 0.5242 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6696 tonnes per person | 0.5268 tonnes per person | 0.9097 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5482 tonnes per person | 0.3469 tonnes per person | 0.6144 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5544 tonnes per person | 0.4421 tonnes per person | 0.696 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7521 tonnes per person | 0.6959 tonnes per person | 0.7894 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7726 tonnes per person | 0.7274 tonnes per person | 0.8365 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7426 tonnes per person | 0.6792 tonnes per person | 0.7868 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Nicaragua?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Nicaragua was 0.7868 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9097 tonnes per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1376 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Nicaragua rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Nicaragua ranks 148th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.