Nicaragua Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
19.158.621
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+1,04%
increase
Global Share
0,04%
Per Capita
2,87
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Nicaragua were 19.158.621 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 1,04% over the previous year, representing an increase by 197.668 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 18.960.953 tons.
- Per capita: 2,87 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Nicaragua accounts for 0,04% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19.158.621 | 5.739.324 | 10.544.504 | 2.605.100 | 269.694 | 2,87 | 1,04% | 0,036% |
| 2023 | 18.960.953 | 5.536.907 | 10.537.995 | 2.633.876 | 252.175 | 2,87 | 1,36% | 0,036% |
| 2022 | 18.706.396 | 5.261.220 | 10.577.543 | 2.633.045 | 234.588 | 2,86 | 1,44% | 0,036% |
| 2021 | 18.441.015 | 5.192.459 | 10.404.190 | 2.627.229 | 217.137 | 2,85 | 3,47% | 0,036% |
| 2020 | 17.822.666 | 4.746.156 | 10.227.096 | 2.650.197 | 199.216 | 2,78 | −0,47% | 0,036% |
| 2019 | 17.907.221 | 5.323.936 | 9.945.005 | 2.456.452 | 181.828 | 2,82 | 2,65% | 0,035% |
| 2018 | 17.444.270 | 5.180.286 | 9.736.261 | 2.362.940 | 164.783 | 2,78 | −2,93% | 0,034% |
| 2017 | 17.971.070 | 5.682.535 | 9.569.241 | 2.573.839 | 145.455 | 2,89 | 0,2% | 0,036% |
| 2016 | 17.935.579 | 5.722.303 | 9.611.133 | 2.472.481 | 129.662 | 2,92 | 1,35% | 0,037% |
| 2015 | 17.695.898 | 5.497.123 | 9.616.178 | 2.468.946 | 113.650 | 2,91 | 7,4% | 0,037% |
| 2014 | 16.476.804 | 4.909.087 | 9.226.201 | 2.238.672 | 102.844 | 2,74 | 4,61% | 0,034% |
| 2013 | 15.751.145 | 4.638.917 | 8.840.852 | 2.177.023 | 94.352 | 2,65 | 0,76% | 0,033% |
| 2012 | 15.632.049 | 4.847.054 | 8.494.961 | 2.198.233 | 91.800 | 2,66 | 3,04% | 0,033% |
| 2011 | 15.171.474 | 4.881.555 | 8.165.103 | 2.034.790 | 90.027 | 2,61 | 6,82% | 0,032% |
| 2010 | 14.202.194 | 4.671.123 | 7.464.050 | 1.977.611 | 89.410 | 2,48 | 2,76% | 0,031% |
| 2009 | 13.820.939 | 4.545.388 | 7.315.556 | 1.870.056 | 89.939 | 2,44 | 0,47% | 0,032% |
| 2008 | 13.756.052 | 4.648.129 | 7.168.819 | 1.852.099 | 87.005 | 2,46 | −1,04% | 0,032% |
| 2007 | 13.900.455 | 4.837.797 | 7.102.300 | 1.876.693 | 83.665 | 2,52 | 1,96% | 0,032% |
| 2006 | 13.632.671 | 4.666.461 | 7.085.645 | 1.798.653 | 81.911 | 2,5 | 4,65% | 0,032% |
| 2005 | 13.027.096 | 4.410.273 | 6.868.158 | 1.671.032 | 77.632 | 2,42 | 0,21% | 0,032% |
| 2004 | 13.000.105 | 4.643.578 | 6.641.339 | 1.650.191 | 64.997 | 2,45 | −0,42% | 0,033% |
| 2003 | 13.055.541 | 4.527.187 | 6.784.033 | 1.689.817 | 54.504 | 2,49 | 5,97% | 0,034% |
| 2002 | 12.319.668 | 4.132.670 | 6.576.725 | 1.566.149 | 44.122 | 2,38 | 2,28% | 0,034% |
| 2001 | 12.044.586 | 3.993.560 | 6.476.132 | 1.539.853 | 35.041 | 2,36 | 2,11% | 0,033% |
| 2000 | 11.796.063 | 3.770.234 | 6.438.678 | 1.561.572 | 25.579 | 2,35 | 3,69% | 0,033% |
| 1999 | 11.376.537 | 3.622.952 | 6.205.332 | 1.534.161 | 14.092 | 2,3 | 9,79% | 0,033% |
| 1998 | 10.361.920 | 3.591.692 | 5.426.259 | 1.334.306 | 9.663 | 2,13 | 3,89% | 0,030% |
| 1997 | 9.973.534 | 3.088.485 | 5.546.107 | 1.331.842 | 7.100 | 2,08 | 7,24% | 0,029% |
| 1996 | 9.299.831 | 2.884.600 | 5.144.418 | 1.265.669 | 5.145 | 1,98 | 0,41% | 0,027% |
| 1995 | 9.262.127 | 2.719.233 | 5.260.787 | 1.278.827 | 3.280 | 2,01 | −5,06% | 0,028% |
| 1994 | 9.755.711 | 2.559.581 | 5.884.232 | 1.309.988 | 1.910 | 2,16 | 3,71% | 0,030% |
| 1993 | 9.406.700 | 2.250.471 | 5.788.451 | 1.366.967 | 812 | 2,13 | 7,23% | 0,029% |
| 1992 | 8.772.494 | 2.293.362 | 5.211.632 | 1.266.997 | 503 | 2,03 | 11,1% | 0,027% |
| 1991 | 7.896.263 | 1.975.432 | 4.741.123 | 1.179.390 | 318 | 1,86 | −12,36% | 0,024% |
| 1990 | 9.010.347 | 1.964.655 | 5.649.249 | 1.396.394 | 49 | 2,17 | 10,39% | 0,028% |
| 1989 | 8.162.155 | 1.716.544 | 5.179.193 | 1.266.418 | 0 | 2,01 | 4,42% | 0,026% |
| 1988 | 7.816.407 | 2.156.840 | 4.334.156 | 1.325.411 | 0 | 1,97 | 2,76% | 0,025% |
| 1987 | 7.606.282 | 2.412.416 | 4.024.833 | 1.169.033 | 0 | 1,96 | −6,36% | 0,025% |
| 1986 | 8.123.207 | 2.385.559 | 4.403.532 | 1.334.116 | 0 | 2,14 | −1,28% | 0,027% |
| 1985 | 8.228.229 | 2.017.193 | 4.853.542 | 1.357.494 | 0 | 2,22 | 1,15% | 0,028% |
| 1984 | 8.134.418 | 1.999.314 | 4.817.289 | 1.317.815 | 0 | 2,25 | 2,31% | 0,028% |
| 1983 | 7.950.938 | 2.201.558 | 4.449.313 | 1.300.068 | 0 | 2,25 | −2,38% | 0,028% |
| 1982 | 8.144.947 | 2.030.423 | 4.864.141 | 1.250.382 | 0 | 2,37 | 0,96% | 0,029% |
| 1981 | 8.067.262 | 2.078.166 | 4.778.541 | 1.210.555 | 0 | 2,41 | 2,49% | 0,029% |
| 1980 | 7.871.038 | 1.969.982 | 4.688.966 | 1.212.091 | 0 | 2,42 | −3,49% | 0,028% |
| 1979 | 8.155.441 | 1.683.395 | 5.195.980 | 1.276.065 | 0 | 2,58 | −16% | 0,028% |
| 1978 | 9.708.288 | 2.557.627 | 5.673.571 | 1.477.090 | 0 | 3,17 | −2,74% | 0,035% |
| 1977 | 9.981.426 | 2.825.767 | 5.686.199 | 1.469.461 | 0 | 3,36 | 8,59% | 0,037% |
| 1976 | 9.192.073 | 2.311.085 | 5.532.632 | 1.348.357 | 0 | 3,19 | 5,83% | 0,035% |
| 1975 | 8.686.074 | 2.018.377 | 5.397.594 | 1.270.102 | 0 | 3,11 | 2,67% | 0,034% |
| 1974 | 8.459.789 | 2.034.161 | 5.174.803 | 1.250.825 | 0 | 3,12 | 5,91% | 0,033% |
| 1973 | 7.987.899 | 1.901.400 | 4.829.864 | 1.256.635 | 0 | 3,04 | 5,6% | 0,031% |
| 1972 | 7.564.308 | 1.716.550 | 4.629.859 | 1.217.899 | 0 | 2,97 | 0,91% | 0,031% |
| 1971 | 7.496.208 | 1.662.814 | 4.600.869 | 1.232.524 | 0 | 3,03 | −5,21% | 0,032% |
| 1970 | 7.908.000 | 1.655.409 | 4.938.447 | 1.314.143 | 0 | 3,3 | – | 0,034% |
See also
- Nicaragua CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Nicaragua
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).