Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 320.94 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Nicaragua, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 320.94 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Nicaragua peaked at 368.89 kilograms per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 177.78 kilograms per person, in 1990.
Nicaragua ranks 132nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 231.77 kilograms per person | 177.78 kilograms per person | 284.62 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 280.76 kilograms per person | 263.41 kilograms per person | 297.09 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 315.38 kilograms per person | 270.15 kilograms per person | 368.89 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 345.66 kilograms per person | 320.94 kilograms per person | 366.98 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 from transport in Nicaragua?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Nicaragua was 320.94 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 368.89 kilograms per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 177.78 kilograms per person in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Nicaragua ranks 132nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.