Emissions of air pollutants in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Emissions of air pollutants was 54,155 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
54,155 tonnes
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
123rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
58,881 tonnes
in 2017
All-time low
44.89 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Emissions of air pollutants in Nicaragua, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants in Nicaragua is 54,155 tonnes, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Nicaragua peaked at 58,881 tonnes in 2017 and was at its lowest, 44.89 tonnes, in 1750.
Nicaragua ranks 123rd of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Emissions of air pollutants in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 44.89 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 45.2 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1752 | 45.52 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1753 | 45.83 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1754 | 46.15 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1755 | 46.46 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1756 | 46.77 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1757 | 47.09 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1758 | 47.4 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1759 | 47.71 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1760 | 48.03 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1761 | 48.36 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1762 | 48.7 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1763 | 49.03 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1764 | 49.37 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1765 | 49.7 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1766 | 50.04 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1767 | 50.37 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1768 | 50.71 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1769 | 51.04 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1770 | 51.38 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1771 | 51.73 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1772 | 52.09 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1773 | 52.45 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1774 | 52.81 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1775 | 53.16 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1776 | 53.52 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1777 | 53.88 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1778 | 54.24 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1779 | 54.59 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1780 | 54.95 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1781 | 55.33 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1782 | 55.71 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1783 | 56.1 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1784 | 56.48 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1785 | 56.86 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1786 | 57.24 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1787 | 57.62 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1788 | 58 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1789 | 58.38 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1790 | 58.76 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1791 | 59.17 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1792 | 59.58 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1793 | 59.98 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1794 | 60.39 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1795 | 60.8 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1796 | 61.2 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1797 | 61.61 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1798 | 62.02 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1799 | 62.42 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1800 | 62.83 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1801 | 63.42 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1802 | 64.02 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1803 | 64.62 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1804 | 65.23 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1805 | 65.83 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1806 | 66.44 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1807 | 67.04 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1808 | 67.65 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1809 | 68.27 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1810 | 68.88 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1811 | 69.53 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1812 | 70.18 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1813 | 70.83 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1814 | 71.49 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1815 | 72.15 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1816 | 72.8 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1817 | 73.47 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1818 | 74.13 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1819 | 74.8 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1820 | 75.46 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1821 | 77.03 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1822 | 78.6 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1823 | 80.17 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1824 | 81.76 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1825 | 83.34 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1826 | 84.94 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1827 | 86.54 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1828 | 88.14 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1829 | 89.75 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1830 | 91.37 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1831 | 93.09 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1832 | 94.82 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1833 | 96.55 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1834 | 98.29 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1835 | 100.03 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1836 | 101.78 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1837 | 103.54 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1838 | 105.3 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1839 | 107.07 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1840 | 108.85 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1841 | 110.89 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1842 | 112.94 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1843 | 114.99 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1844 | 117.05 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1845 | 119.12 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1846 | 121.2 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1847 | 123.28 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1848 | 125.37 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1849 | 127.47 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1850 | 129.25 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1851 | 130.5 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1852 | 131.77 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1853 | 133.03 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1854 | 134.3 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1855 | 135.57 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1856 | 136.92 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1857 | 138.28 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1858 | 139.63 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1859 | 141 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1860 | 142.37 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1861 | 144.27 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1862 | 146.18 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1863 | 148.1 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1864 | 150.03 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1865 | 151.97 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1866 | 154.04 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1867 | 156.12 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1868 | 158.21 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1869 | 160.31 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1870 | 162.42 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1871 | 165.89 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1872 | 169.38 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1873 | 172.9 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1874 | 176.45 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1875 | 180.02 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1876 | 183.86 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1877 | 187.73 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1878 | 191.61 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1879 | 195.53 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1880 | 199.48 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1881 | 203.96 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1882 | 208.48 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1883 | 213.03 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1884 | 217.61 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1885 | 222.22 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1886 | 227.22 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1887 | 232.25 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1888 | 237.46 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1889 | 242.72 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1890 | 248.01 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1891 | 254.15 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1892 | 260.33 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1893 | 266.56 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1894 | 272.81 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1895 | 279.12 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1896 | 286.1 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1897 | 293.11 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1898 | 300.17 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1899 | 307.27 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1900 | 314.4 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1901 | 330.44 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1902 | 346.81 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1903 | 363.51 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1904 | 380.65 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1905 | 398.03 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1906 | 415.87 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1907 | 433.92 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1908 | 452.46 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1909 | 471.34 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1910 | 490.55 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1911 | 504.97 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1912 | 519.75 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1913 | 534.58 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1914 | 548.62 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1915 | 565.05 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1916 | 584.99 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1917 | 605.24 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1918 | 625.83 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1919 | 646.74 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1920 | 667.97 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1921 | 692.13 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1922 | 719.43 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1923 | 745.33 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1924 | 772.72 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1925 | 812.3 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1926 | 842.91 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1927 | 866.22 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1928 | 887.71 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1929 | 910.16 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1930 | 925.95 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1931 | 945.18 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1932 | 957.91 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1933 | 973.02 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 987.46 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1935 | 1,005 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1936 | 1,040 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1937 | 1,090 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1938 | 1,136 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1939 | 1,186 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1940 | 1,233 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1941 | 1,280 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1942 | 1,326 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1943 | 1,376 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1944 | 1,428 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1945 | 1,480 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1946 | 1,552 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1947 | 1,626 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1948 | 1,699 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1949 | 1,782 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1950 | 3,737 tonnes | +109.7% |
| 1951 | 3,888 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1952 | 4,667 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1953 | 4,822 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1954 | 5,147 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1955 | 5,869 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1956 | 5,699 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1957 | 6,106 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1958 | 7,812 tonnes | +27.9% |
| 1959 | 6,792 tonnes | -13.1% |
| 1960 | 7,309 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1961 | 7,445 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 8,357 tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1963 | 10,312 tonnes | +23.4% |
| 1964 | 11,280 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1965 | 10,250 tonnes | -9.1% |
| 1966 | 11,696 tonnes | +14.1% |
| 1967 | 12,957 tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1968 | 14,299 tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1969 | 14,888 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 16,212 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 17,290 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 17,696 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 19,088 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 20,561 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 21,016 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 23,551 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1977 | 26,975 tonnes | +14.5% |
| 1978 | 25,365 tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 18,930 tonnes | -25.4% |
| 1980 | 21,223 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 21,963 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 22,029 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 22,951 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 22,107 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 22,564 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 24,104 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 24,785 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 23,048 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 20,148 tonnes | -12.6% |
| 1990 | 21,959 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 22,020 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 24,013 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 24,557 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 26,665 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 28,798 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 30,484 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 35,039 tonnes | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 38,806 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 44,740 tonnes | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 48,105 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 49,111 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 49,634 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 49,595 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 50,308 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 48,258 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 49,482 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 51,420 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 49,163 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 51,727 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 51,968 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 54,536 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 54,209 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 50,916 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 53,882 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 58,281 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 58,204 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 58,881 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 54,197 tonnes | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 55,611 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 48,670 tonnes | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 53,107 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 54,155 tonnes | +2.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 54,155 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74,017 tonnes, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 54,155 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54,155 tonnes, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions of air pollutants in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +109.7% | 1,782 tonnes | 3,737 tonnes |
| 1979 | -25.4% | 25,365 tonnes | 18,930 tonnes |
| 1958 | +27.9% | 6,106 tonnes | 7,812 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 46.3 tonnes | 44.89 tonnes | 47.71 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 49.54 tonnes | 48.03 tonnes | 51.04 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 52.99 tonnes | 51.38 tonnes | 54.59 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 56.67 tonnes | 54.95 tonnes | 58.38 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 60.59 tonnes | 58.76 tonnes | 62.42 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 65.54 tonnes | 62.83 tonnes | 68.27 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 71.83 tonnes | 68.88 tonnes | 74.8 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 82.57 tonnes | 75.46 tonnes | 89.75 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 99.18 tonnes | 91.37 tonnes | 107.07 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 118.12 tonnes | 108.85 tonnes | 127.47 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 135.02 tonnes | 129.25 tonnes | 141 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 151.16 tonnes | 142.37 tonnes | 160.31 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 178.58 tonnes | 162.42 tonnes | 195.53 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 220.44 tonnes | 199.48 tonnes | 242.72 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 276.76 tonnes | 248.01 tonnes | 307.27 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 390.74 tonnes | 314.4 tonnes | 471.34 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 562.63 tonnes | 490.55 tonnes | 646.74 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 791.69 tonnes | 667.97 tonnes | 910.16 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 1,025 tonnes | 925.95 tonnes | 1,186 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 1,478 tonnes | 1,233 tonnes | 1,782 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 5,454 tonnes | 3,737 tonnes | 7,812 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 10,879 tonnes | 7,309 tonnes | 14,888 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 20,668 tonnes | 16,212 tonnes | 26,975 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,492 tonnes | 20,148 tonnes | 24,785 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,708 tonnes | 21,959 tonnes | 44,740 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,680 tonnes | 48,105 tonnes | 51,727 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,069 tonnes | 50,916 tonnes | 58,881 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,977 tonnes | 48,670 tonnes | 54,155 tonnes | 3 |
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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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Nicaragua?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Nicaragua was 54,155 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 58,881 tonnes in 2017.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.89 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Nicaragua rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Nicaragua ranks 123rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.