Environment in Nicaragua 54 indicators covering environment for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.03 Mt CO2e 2024 up 12.4% 120th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.64 Mt CO2e 2024 up 40.0% 119th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3623 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 10.2% 75th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.15 Mt CO2e 2024 down 20.8% 124th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.8298 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 2.5% 146th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.74 Mt CO2e 2024 up 16.9% 131st Aquaculture production 18,005 metric tons 2024 down 41.1% 70th Capture fisheries production 58,165 metric tons 2024 up 7.0% 95th Total fisheries production 76,170 metric tons 2024 down 10.3% 96th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.3051 Mt CO2e 2024 down 16.7% 136th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.5965 Mt CO2e 2024 up 11.7% 125th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1499 Mt CO2e 2024 up 73.1% 105th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8141 Mt CO2e 2024 up 54.8% 101st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 2.3 Mt CO2e 2024 up 15.5% 86th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0528 Mt CO2e 2024 up 9.5% 100th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0112 Mt CO2e 2024 up 38.3% 116th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 19.16 Mt CO2e 2024 up 16.3% 121st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.083 Mt CO2e 2024 up 30.7% 122nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0321 Mt CO2e 2024 up 43.3% 114th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0243 Mt CO2e 2024 up 35.0% 79th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.61 Mt CO2e 2024 up 16.4% 97th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.1084 Mt CO2e 2024 up 19.9% 127th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0041 Mt CO2e 2024 down 6.8% 117th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0186 Mt CO2e 2024 up 37.8% 68th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.77 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 2.0% 129th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 9.07 Mt CO2e 2024 up 14.8% 62nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3791 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.4% 81st Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0366 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.3% 151st Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0029 Mt CO2e 2024 down 9.4% 112th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e 2024 up 25.0% 133rd Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.54 Mt CO2e 2024 up 14.3% 99th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 0.2697 Mt CO2e 2024 up 162.4% 124th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1083 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 10.2% 116th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 192.1% 2024 up 28.2% 85th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 86.6% 2024 up 43.5% 65th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 112.6% 2024 up 35.9% 86th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 86.7% 2024 up 36.9% 56th Coal rents 0.0% 2021 — 70th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.0841 Mt CO2e 2024 up 51.8% 72nd Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 2.22 2022 down 13.3% 146th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 31.68 Mt CO2e 2023 up 12.6% 93rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop 12.72 Mt CO2e 2023 up 2.7% 30th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 10.4% 2023 up 25.3% 143rd Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 59.6% 2023 up 23.4% 123rd Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 89.2% 2023 up 17.7% 119th Forest rents 1.1% 2021 down 35.9% 51st Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 11.5 2022 up 52.6% 126th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land 1.25 Mt CO2e 2023 up 36.9% 20th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 11.56 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 42nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land -0.0821 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 144th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 75.7% 2017 down 22.6% 123rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 2.1% 2017 down 92.4% 116th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 92nd