Waste — Emissions (CH4), per capita in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Waste — Emissions (CH4), per capita was 0 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0 kt per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
98th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0 kt per person
in 2023
All-time low
0 kt per person
in 1970
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CH4), per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2023

00000196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions (ch4), per capita in Nicaragua stood at 0 kt per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (ch4), per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0 kt per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1970.

Nicaragua ranks 98th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions (CH4), per capita in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CH4), per capita in Nicaragua, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0 kt per person
1962 0 kt per person +0.4%
1963 0 kt per person -0.1%
1964 0 kt per person -0.2%
1965 0 kt per person -0.3%
1966 0 kt per person -0.4%
1967 0 kt per person -0.5%
1968 0 kt per person -0.6%
1969 0 kt per person -0.6%
1970 0 kt per person -5.5%
1971 0 kt per person +7.5%
1972 0 kt per person +1.5%
1973 0 kt per person -0.0%
1974 0 kt per person +0.4%
1975 0 kt per person +1.6%
1976 0 kt per person +1.4%
1977 0 kt per person +0.1%
1978 0 kt per person +0.1%
1979 0 kt per person +0.2%
1980 0 kt per person -1.0%
1981 0 kt per person +0.5%
1982 0 kt per person -0.1%
1983 0 kt per person +0.5%
1984 0 kt per person +0.0%
1985 0 kt per person +0.1%
1986 0 kt per person -0.4%
1987 0 kt per person -0.9%
1988 0 kt per person +0.0%
1989 0 kt per person -0.5%
1990 0 kt per person -0.1%
1991 0 kt per person -0.1%
1992 0 kt per person -0.1%
1993 0 kt per person -0.5%
1994 0 kt per person +0.7%
1995 0 kt per person +1.1%
1996 0 kt per person +1.6%
1997 0 kt per person +0.6%
1998 0 kt per person +0.7%
1999 0 kt per person +1.8%
2000 0 kt per person +1.0%
2001 0 kt per person +0.4%
2002 0 kt per person +0.5%
2003 0 kt per person +2.1%
2004 0 kt per person +1.4%
2005 0 kt per person +1.2%
2006 0 kt per person +1.6%
2007 0 kt per person +0.9%
2008 0 kt per person +0.8%
2009 0 kt per person -0.3%
2010 0 kt per person +0.5%
2011 0 kt per person +2.1%
2012 0 kt per person +1.7%
2013 0 kt per person +1.6%
2014 0 kt per person +0.8%
2015 0 kt per person +0.6%
2016 0 kt per person +0.3%
2017 0 kt per person +1.7%
2018 0 kt per person -0.9%
2019 0 kt per person +0.3%
2020 0 kt per person +0.5%
2021 0 kt per person +0.3%
2022 0 kt per person +0.2%
2023 0 kt per person +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 9
1970s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
1980s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
1990s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2000s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2010s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2020s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 95 Uzbekistan 0 kt per person compare
  2. 96 Turkmenistan 0 kt per person compare
  3. 97 Sri Lanka 0 kt per person compare
  4. 99 Belgium 0 kt per person compare
  5. 100 Slovenia 0 kt per person compare
  6. 101 Bhutan 0 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (ch4), per capita in Nicaragua?
Waste — emissions (ch4), per capita in Nicaragua was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest waste — emissions (ch4), per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (ch4), per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1970.
How does Nicaragua rank for waste — emissions (ch4), per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 98th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (ch4), per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Waste — Emissions (CH4) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Waste — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CH4) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.