France vs Nicaragua: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
France
0.4896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.4946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
France rank
52nd
Nicaragua rank
50th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- France
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.4946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in France, a difference of 0.005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nicaragua ahead.
France ranks 52nd and Nicaragua ranks 50th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, France averaged higher in 13 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 0.0918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 0.1077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1880s | 0.1318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1890s | 0.1646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1900s | 0.1872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 0.1912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0.2139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0.257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1940s | 0.4486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1950s | 0.7151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1960s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1970s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1980s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1990s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2000s | 0.6872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2010s | 0.5935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2020s | 0.5221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, France or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.4946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between France and Nicaragua?
- 0.005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Nicaragua?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do France and Nicaragua rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- France ranks 52nd and Nicaragua ranks 50th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.