🇳🇮 Nicaragua's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Nicaragua emitted around 39.1 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, or 0.07% of the global total.
• Per person: Emissions were around 5.7 tonnes per person per year in 2024, rated high on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions fell by around 0.94% a year over the ten years to 2024, slower than the 4% yearly decline the world needs to achieve Net Zero in 2050 and limit warming to around 1.7 °C.
• What drives it: CO₂ makes up 60.57% of Nicaragua's emissions, methane 29.87%, nitrous oxide 8.75% and F-gases 0.82%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Nicaragua's emissions have produced around 5,980 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, 0.15% of the global total, averaging around 16.8 tonnes per person per year and rated extremely high.
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