Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0005 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
75th
of 117 countries
All-time high
0.0007 units per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
0.0001 units per square kilometre
in 1976
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice in Nicaragua, 1961–2019

000.0010.001196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in Nicaragua stood at 0.0005 units per square kilometre.

That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1976.

That places Nicaragua 75th out of 117 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0002 units per square kilometre —
1962 0.0001 units per square kilometre -4.6%
1963 0.0001 units per square kilometre -4.9%
1964 0.0001 units per square kilometre +4.7%
1965 0.0002 units per square kilometre +10.7%
1966 0.0002 units per square kilometre +5.6%
1967 0.0002 units per square kilometre -3.0%
1968 0.0002 units per square kilometre +24.3%
1969 0.0002 units per square kilometre -20.7%
1970 0.0002 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1971 0.0002 units per square kilometre +3.6%
1972 0.0002 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1973 0.0002 units per square kilometre -4.3%
1974 0.0002 units per square kilometre +18.0%
1975 0.0002 units per square kilometre -0.0%
1976 0.0001 units per square kilometre -28.6%
1977 0.0002 units per square kilometre +16.1%
1978 0.0002 units per square kilometre +14.6%
1979 0.0002 units per square kilometre +28.1%
1980 0.0002 units per square kilometre -9.3%
1981 0.0003 units per square kilometre +27.5%
1982 0.0003 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1983 0.0003 units per square kilometre +3.1%
1984 0.0003 units per square kilometre -6.7%
1985 0.0003 units per square kilometre -0.5%
1986 0.0002 units per square kilometre -10.3%
1987 0.0003 units per square kilometre +6.3%
1988 0.0003 units per square kilometre -1.3%
1989 0.0003 units per square kilometre +2.9%
1990 0.0003 units per square kilometre +16.1%
1991 0.0003 units per square kilometre -12.2%
1992 0.0003 units per square kilometre +30.6%
1993 0.0004 units per square kilometre +7.8%
1994 0.0004 units per square kilometre +2.4%
1995 0.0004 units per square kilometre +7.8%
1996 0.0004 units per square kilometre +7.5%
1997 0.0005 units per square kilometre +10.8%
1998 0.0005 units per square kilometre +12.0%
1999 0.0004 units per square kilometre -32.7%
2000 0.0006 units per square kilometre +65.1%
2001 0.0005 units per square kilometre -9.4%
2002 0.0006 units per square kilometre +9.6%
2003 0.0006 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2004 0.0005 units per square kilometre -20.8%
2005 0.0006 units per square kilometre +29.9%
2006 0.0006 units per square kilometre -8.2%
2007 0.0004 units per square kilometre -22.2%
2008 0.0005 units per square kilometre +4.1%
2009 0.0005 units per square kilometre +3.6%
2010 0.0006 units per square kilometre +19.7%
2011 0.0007 units per square kilometre +13.7%
2012 0.0007 units per square kilometre +10.5%
2013 0.0005 units per square kilometre -32.5%
2014 0.0004 units per square kilometre -11.6%
2015 0.0004 units per square kilometre -17.6%
2016 0.0004 units per square kilometre +22.8%
2017 0.0004 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2018 0.0005 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2019 0.0005 units per square kilometre +6.6%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 0.0005 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0013 units per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 0.0005 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0005 units per square kilometre, 95% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 72 Argentina 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 73 Togo 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 74 Costa Rica 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 76 Panama 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 77 Solomon Islands 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 78 Fiji 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in Nicaragua?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in Nicaragua was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2012.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1976.
How does Nicaragua rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?
Nicaragua ranks 75th out of 117 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
117 places, 6,429 data points, 1961–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.