Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding was 12.72 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Nicaragua, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2023, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Nicaragua stood at 12.72 Mt CO2e. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Nicaragua peaked at 12.72 Mt CO2e in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.49 Mt CO2e, in 2000.
That places Nicaragua 30th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.49 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | 10.76 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 11.02 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 11.29 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 11.56 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 11.83 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 11.89 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 11.95 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 12.02 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 12.08 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 12.14 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 12.22 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 12.3 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 12.38 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 12.47 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 12.55 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 12.59 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 12.63 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.68 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 12.72 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 12.72 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.72 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.72 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.72 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.49 Mt CO2e | 10.49 Mt CO2e | 12.08 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.47 Mt CO2e | 12.14 Mt CO2e | 12.72 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.72 Mt CO2e | 12.72 Mt CO2e | 12.72 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 27 Somalia 17.35 Mt CO2e compare
- 28 Solomon Islands 16.22 Mt CO2e compare
- 29 Zimbabwe 15.24 Mt CO2e compare
- 31 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11.01 Mt CO2e compare
- 32 Afghanistan 10.55 Mt CO2e compare
- 33 Finland 9.18 Mt CO2e compare
More environment data for Nicaragua
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -27.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0011 m3 per person (2023)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -44.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Nicaragua?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Nicaragua was 12.72 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 12.72 Mt CO2e in 2019.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.49 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding?
- Nicaragua ranks 30th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry LULUCF, excluding non-tropical fires at the country level.