Climate Change in Nicaragua 1,191 indicators covering climate change for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Consumption-based carbon intensity 0.2136 kilograms per international-$ 2022 down 8.1% 74th Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 24.44 kt 2023 up 67.7% 37th Urban population 59.4% 2025 up 1.3% 128th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood 1 2018 down 50.0% 45th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood 13,000 2018 down 8.4% 75th Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 6.3 2025 up 5.2% 51st Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 88.6% 2015 down 1.1% 36th Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 0.1% 2015 down 56.5% 101st Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion 5.33 2023 up 26.3% 137th Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP 0.1042 2023 down 4.0% 101st Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of 0.332 2023 up 1.5% 68th Food Retail — Energy Use 59.97 TJ 2023 down 9.2% 58th CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 2.2 1=low to 6=high 2025 down 33.3% 75th Consumption-based CO₂ emissions 7.17 million tonnes 2023 up 15.6% 114th Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita 1.05 tonnes per person 2023 up 1.4% 100th Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? 1.05 tonnes per person 2023 up 1.4% 100th Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 1.05 tonnes per person 2023 up 1.4% 100th Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.05 tonnes per person 2023 up 1.4% 100th Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index 1.05 tonnes per person 2023 up 1.4% 100th Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 32.1% 2023 down 9.0% 43rd CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 1.74 million tonnes 2023 up 7.7% 81st Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita 0.2557 tonnes per person 2023 down 5.5% 68th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm 2 2024 up 100.0% 17th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm 0 2024 down 100.0% 92nd Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems 17.95 million tonnes CO₂e 2015 down 55.6% 101st Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 0.6518 2013 up 286.9% 65th Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters 39 2013 up 333.3% 84th Number of deaths due to disaster 39 2013 up 333.3% 83rd Number of people affected by disaster 31 2013 up 3.3% 124th Number of directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 0.5181 2013 down 6.4% 117th Number of injured or ill people attributed to disasters 31 2013 up 3.3% 93rd Share of children who are stunted vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 17.3% 2012 down 31.1% 57th Direct economic loss attributed to disasters 12.15 2013 up 92.1% 77th Direct economic loss attributed to disasters relative to GDP 0.0% 2013 up 10.5% 65th Direct economic loss in the housing sector attributed to disasters 12.15 million 2013 up 95.7% 62nd Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters 6,364 2013 up 102.9% 60th Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 9 t 2022 down 97.7% 58th Number of missing persons due to disaster 3 2010 — 34th Number of people whose destroyed dwellings were attributed to 384 2013 up 57.4% 51st Insecticides – Chlorinated Hydrocarbons — Agricultural Use 30 t 2012 down 18.9% 10th Direct economic loss resulting from damaged or destroyed critical 0 2013 down 100.0% 70th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought 1 2018 — 1st Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected 300,000 2018 — 33rd Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 0 t 2014 — 14th Number of disruptions to basic services attributed to disasters 76 2013 up 1,420.0% 23rd Decadal temperature anomalies 0.2156 °C 2010 up 459.8% 126th Number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters 1 2012 down 50.0% 56th Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted 9.4 kilograms 2022 down 11.1% 74th Per capita CO₂ emissions from international commercial passenger flights, tourism-adjusted 9.4 kilograms 2022 down 11.1% 74th Direct economic loss to cultural heritage damaged or destroyed 0 2013 — 13th Direct economic loss to other damaged or destroyed productive assets 0 2013 — 16th ← Previous Page 20 of 20