Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector was 463.1 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Nicaragua, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Nicaragua stood at 463.1 kilograms per person. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Nicaragua peaked at 463.1 kilograms per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 304.44 kilograms per person, in 1996.
Nicaragua ranks 31st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 342.56 kilograms per person | 304.44 kilograms per person | 418.01 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 370.49 kilograms per person | 340.03 kilograms per person | 395.32 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 430.13 kilograms per person | 374.73 kilograms per person | 454.38 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 449.07 kilograms per person | 435.32 kilograms per person | 463.1 kilograms per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Nicaragua?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Nicaragua was 463.1 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 463.1 kilograms per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 304.44 kilograms per person in 1996.
- How does Nicaragua rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector?
- Nicaragua ranks 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.