Nicaragua CO₂ Emissions
Nicaragua emitted 5.6 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2024, 0.02% of the global total. That ranks it 133rd of 213 countries and territories and works out at 0.81 tonnes per person.
Data year 2024 · Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) via Our World in Data
5.63 MtTotal CO₂, 2024
0.81 tPer person
0.02%Share of world total
#133Rank of 213
How much CO₂ does Nicaragua emit?
Nicaragua produced 5.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels and industry in 2024. The world total was 38.6 billion tonnes, so Nicaragua accounts for 0.02% of it.
With a population of about 6.9 million, that is 0.81 tonnes per person, 83% below the world average of 4.73 tonnes.