Nicaragua vs Niger: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Nicaragua
0.4946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niger
0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
50th
Niger rank
48th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Nicaragua
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Niger ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 50th and Niger ranks 48th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1860s | 0.1006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1870s | 0.1048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1880s | 0.1096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1890s | 0.1379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1900s | 0.2065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1910s | 0.2476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1920s | 0.2253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1930s | 0.2124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1940s | 0.3066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1950s | 0.4545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1960s | 0.5464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.5767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.4592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.3912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.4221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.5017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Nicaragua or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Nicaragua and Niger?
- 0.0257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Niger rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Nicaragua ranks 50th and Niger ranks 48th 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.