Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 192.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Nicaragua, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Nicaragua stood at 192.1%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Nicaragua peaked at 192.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1991.
Nicaragua ranks 85th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5% | — |
| 1992 | 16.7% | +2972.0% |
| 1993 | 14.5% | -13.1% |
| 1994 | 30.3% | +108.2% |
| 1995 | 38.4% | +26.8% |
| 1996 | 46.8% | +21.9% |
| 1997 | 57.2% | +22.2% |
| 1998 | 82.8% | +44.8% |
| 1999 | 84.4% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 91.9% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 103.3% | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 110.3% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 130.4% | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 136.4% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 124.5% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 137.5% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 146.2% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 136.6% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 131.4% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 137.8% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 148.5% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 146.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 136.1% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 149.9% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 179.8% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 191.3% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 189.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 163.7% | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 171.0% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 141.6% | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 164.3% | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 167.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 181.8% | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 192.1% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.3% | 0.5% | 84.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 124.8% | 91.9% | 146.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 161.4% | 136.1% | 191.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 169.5% | 141.6% | 192.1% | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Nicaragua?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Nicaragua was 192.1% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 192.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1991.
- How does Nicaragua rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Nicaragua ranks 85th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.