Mexico vs Nicaragua: Carbon intensity of GDP

Mexico
0.3537 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.3623 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Mexico rank
77th
Nicaragua rank
75th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.3623 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3537 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Mexico, a difference of 0.0086 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 77th and Nicaragua ranks 75th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4181 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2924 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1257 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Mexico
1980s 0.4491 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.346 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1031 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Mexico
1990s 0.4383 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4586 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0203 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2000s 0.4361 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5256 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0895 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2010s 0.413 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4245 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0115 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2020s 0.3606 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3643 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0037 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Mexico or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.3623 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3537 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Mexico and Nicaragua?
0.0086 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nicaragua?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Nicaragua rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Mexico ranks 77th and Nicaragua ranks 75th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.