Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Nicaragua, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.1% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Nicaragua peaked at 0.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2011.
Nicaragua ranks 101st of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -65.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 63% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 | -65.7% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 98 Laos 0.1% compare
- 99 Azerbaijan 0.1% compare
- 100 Norway 0.1% compare
- 102 Lithuania 0.1% compare
- 103 Central African Republic 0.1% compare
- 104 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1% compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Nicaragua?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Nicaragua was 0.1% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2011.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Nicaragua ranks 101st out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.