Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
109th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2015
All-time low
0.0%
in 1951
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Nicaragua, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Nicaragua is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1951.
Nicaragua ranks 109th of 215 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.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +30.9% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +10.9% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -13.3% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +41.4% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -25.6% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +9.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +19.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -24.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +14.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +24.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -34.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +21.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -11.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -36.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +35.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +26.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 92% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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 share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Nicaragua?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Nicaragua was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1951.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Nicaragua ranks 109th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.