Share global food emissions in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share global food emissions was 0.1002 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share global food emissions in Nicaragua, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.1002 for share global food emissions 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 global food emissions in Nicaragua peaked at 0.2734 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0937, 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 global food emissions in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2328 | — |
| 1991 | 0.225 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2285 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2327 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2315 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2232 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2264 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2166 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2264 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2326 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2372 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2425 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2281 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2394 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2211 | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2306 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2676 | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2712 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2722 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2671 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2734 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0937 | -65.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0941 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1025 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1002 | -2.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.1002 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1588, 63% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.1002 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0713, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global food emissions 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% | 0.2734 | 0.0937 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2276 | 0.2166 | 0.2328 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2477 | 0.2211 | 0.2722 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1273 | 0.0937 | 0.2734 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 98 Laos 0.1039 compare
- 99 Azerbaijan 0.1012 compare
- 100 Norway 0.1011 compare
- 102 Lithuania 0.0993 compare
- 103 Central African Republic 0.0989 compare
- 104 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0984 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 global food emissions in Nicaragua?
- Share global food emissions in Nicaragua was 0.1002 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2734 in 2010.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0937 in 2011.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share global food emissions?
- Nicaragua ranks 101st out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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