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% 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 6.56 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% | 0.04% |
| 2023 | 18,960,953 | 5,536,907 | 10,537,995 | 2,633,876 | 252,175 | 2.87 | 1.36% | 0.04% |
| 2022 | 18,706,396 | 5,261,220 | 10,577,543 | 2,633,045 | 234,588 | 2.86 | 1.44% | 0.04% |
| 2021 | 18,441,015 | 5,192,459 | 10,404,190 | 2,627,229 | 217,137 | 2.85 | 3.47% | 0.04% |
| 2020 | 17,822,666 | 4,746,156 | 10,227,096 | 2,650,197 | 199,216 | 2.78 | −0.47% | 0.04% |
| 2019 | 17,907,221 | 5,323,936 | 9,945,005 | 2,456,452 | 181,828 | 2.82 | 2.65% | 0.04% |
| 2018 | 17,444,270 | 5,180,286 | 9,736,261 | 2,362,940 | 164,783 | 2.78 | −2.93% | 0.03% |
| 2017 | 17,971,070 | 5,682,535 | 9,569,241 | 2,573,839 | 145,455 | 2.89 | 0.2% | 0.04% |
| 2016 | 17,935,579 | 5,722,303 | 9,611,133 | 2,472,481 | 129,662 | 2.92 | 1.35% | 0.04% |
| 2015 | 17,695,898 | 5,497,123 | 9,616,178 | 2,468,946 | 113,650 | 2.91 | 7.4% | 0.04% |
| 2014 | 16,476,804 | 4,909,087 | 9,226,201 | 2,238,672 | 102,844 | 2.74 | 4.61% | 0.03% |
| 2013 | 15,751,145 | 4,638,917 | 8,840,852 | 2,177,023 | 94,352 | 2.65 | 0.76% | 0.03% |
| 2012 | 15,632,049 | 4,847,054 | 8,494,961 | 2,198,233 | 91,800 | 2.66 | 3.04% | 0.03% |
| 2011 | 15,171,474 | 4,881,555 | 8,165,103 | 2,034,790 | 90,027 | 2.61 | 6.82% | 0.03% |
| 2010 | 14,202,194 | 4,671,123 | 7,464,050 | 1,977,611 | 89,410 | 2.48 | 2.76% | 0.03% |
| 2009 | 13,820,939 | 4,545,388 | 7,315,556 | 1,870,056 | 89,939 | 2.44 | 0.47% | 0.03% |
| 2008 | 13,756,052 | 4,648,129 | 7,168,819 | 1,852,099 | 87,005 | 2.46 | −1.04% | 0.03% |
| 2007 | 13,900,455 | 4,837,797 | 7,102,300 | 1,876,693 | 83,665 | 2.52 | 1.96% | 0.03% |
| 2006 | 13,632,671 | 4,666,461 | 7,085,645 | 1,798,653 | 81,911 | 2.5 | 4.65% | 0.03% |
| 2005 | 13,027,096 | 4,410,273 | 6,868,158 | 1,671,032 | 77,632 | 2.42 | 0.21% | 0.03% |
| 2004 | 13,000,105 | 4,643,578 | 6,641,339 | 1,650,191 | 64,997 | 2.45 | −0.42% | 0.03% |
| 2003 | 13,055,541 | 4,527,187 | 6,784,033 | 1,689,817 | 54,504 | 2.49 | 5.97% | 0.03% |
| 2002 | 12,319,668 | 4,132,670 | 6,576,725 | 1,566,149 | 44,122 | 2.38 | 2.28% | 0.03% |
| 2001 | 12,044,586 | 3,993,560 | 6,476,132 | 1,539,853 | 35,041 | 2.36 | 2.11% | 0.03% |
| 2000 | 11,796,063 | 3,770,234 | 6,438,678 | 1,561,572 | 25,579 | 2.35 | 3.69% | 0.03% |
| 1999 | 11,376,537 | 3,622,952 | 6,205,332 | 1,534,161 | 14,092 | 2.3 | 9.79% | 0.03% |
| 1998 | 10,361,920 | 3,591,692 | 5,426,259 | 1,334,306 | 9,663 | 2.13 | 3.89% | 0.03% |
| 1997 | 9,973,534 | 3,088,485 | 5,546,107 | 1,331,842 | 7,100 | 2.08 | 7.24% | 0.03% |
| 1996 | 9,299,831 | 2,884,600 | 5,144,418 | 1,265,669 | 5,145 | 1.98 | 0.41% | 0.03% |
| 1995 | 9,262,127 | 2,719,233 | 5,260,787 | 1,278,827 | 3,280 | 2.01 | −5.06% | 0.03% |
| 1994 | 9,755,711 | 2,559,581 | 5,884,232 | 1,309,988 | 1,910 | 2.16 | 3.71% | 0.03% |
| 1993 | 9,406,700 | 2,250,471 | 5,788,451 | 1,366,967 | 812 | 2.13 | 7.23% | 0.03% |
| 1992 | 8,772,494 | 2,293,362 | 5,211,632 | 1,266,997 | 503 | 2.03 | 11.1% | 0.03% |
| 1991 | 7,896,263 | 1,975,432 | 4,741,123 | 1,179,390 | 318 | 1.86 | −12.36% | 0.02% |
| 1990 | 9,010,347 | 1,964,655 | 5,649,249 | 1,396,394 | 49 | 2.17 | 10.39% | 0.03% |
| 1989 | 8,162,155 | 1,716,544 | 5,179,193 | 1,266,418 | 0 | 2.01 | 4.42% | 0.03% |
| 1988 | 7,816,407 | 2,156,840 | 4,334,156 | 1,325,411 | 0 | 1.97 | 2.76% | 0.02% |
| 1987 | 7,606,282 | 2,412,416 | 4,024,833 | 1,169,033 | 0 | 1.96 | −6.36% | 0.03% |
| 1986 | 8,123,207 | 2,385,559 | 4,403,532 | 1,334,116 | 0 | 2.14 | −1.28% | 0.03% |
| 1985 | 8,228,229 | 2,017,193 | 4,853,542 | 1,357,494 | 0 | 2.22 | 1.15% | 0.03% |
| 1984 | 8,134,418 | 1,999,314 | 4,817,289 | 1,317,815 | 0 | 2.25 | 2.31% | 0.03% |
| 1983 | 7,950,938 | 2,201,558 | 4,449,313 | 1,300,068 | 0 | 2.25 | −2.38% | 0.03% |
| 1982 | 8,144,947 | 2,030,423 | 4,864,141 | 1,250,382 | 0 | 2.37 | 0.96% | 0.03% |
| 1981 | 8,067,262 | 2,078,166 | 4,778,541 | 1,210,555 | 0 | 2.41 | 2.49% | 0.03% |
| 1980 | 7,871,038 | 1,969,982 | 4,688,966 | 1,212,091 | 0 | 2.42 | −3.49% | 0.03% |
| 1979 | 8,155,441 | 1,683,395 | 5,195,980 | 1,276,065 | 0 | 2.58 | −16% | 0.03% |
| 1978 | 9,708,288 | 2,557,627 | 5,673,571 | 1,477,090 | 0 | 3.17 | −2.74% | 0.03% |
| 1977 | 9,981,426 | 2,825,767 | 5,686,199 | 1,469,461 | 0 | 3.36 | 8.59% | 0.04% |
| 1976 | 9,192,073 | 2,311,085 | 5,532,632 | 1,348,357 | 0 | 3.19 | 5.83% | 0.03% |
| 1975 | 8,686,074 | 2,018,377 | 5,397,594 | 1,270,102 | 0 | 3.11 | 2.67% | 0.03% |
| 1974 | 8,459,789 | 2,034,161 | 5,174,803 | 1,250,825 | 0 | 3.12 | 5.91% | 0.03% |
| 1973 | 7,987,899 | 1,901,400 | 4,829,864 | 1,256,635 | 0 | 3.04 | 5.6% | 0.03% |
| 1972 | 7,564,308 | 1,716,550 | 4,629,859 | 1,217,899 | 0 | 2.97 | 0.91% | 0.03% |
| 1971 | 7,496,208 | 1,662,814 | 4,600,869 | 1,232,524 | 0 | 3.03 | −5.21% | 0.03% |
| 1970 | 7,908,000 | 1,655,409 | 4,938,447 | 1,314,143 | 0 | 3.3 | – | 0.03% |
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).