Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre was 0.1991 units per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Nicaragua is 0.1991 units per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 0.3361 units per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0343 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nicaragua 130th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0343 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0399 units per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0504 units per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0564 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0466 units per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0567 units per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0634 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1968 | 0.072 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0751 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0815 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0919 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0941 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.099 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1168 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1161 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1371 units per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1842 units per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1649 units per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1026 units per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1148 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1228 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1255 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1339 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1187 units per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1208 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1486 units per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1586 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1325 units per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1062 units per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1376 units per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1353 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1603 units per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1529 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1669 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1817 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2037 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2092 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2405 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2453 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2682 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2849 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3038 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3237 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3361 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3116 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.33 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3103 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3066 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2977 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3014 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.317 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2976 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2618 units per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2733 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2991 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2984 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2747 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2588 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2695 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1845 units per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2018 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1991 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.055 units per square kilometre | 0.0343 units per square kilometre | 0.0751 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1188 units per square kilometre | 0.0815 units per square kilometre | 0.1842 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1282 units per square kilometre | 0.1062 units per square kilometre | 0.1586 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1834 units per square kilometre | 0.1353 units per square kilometre | 0.2453 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3073 units per square kilometre | 0.2682 units per square kilometre | 0.3361 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2852 units per square kilometre | 0.2588 units per square kilometre | 0.317 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1952 units per square kilometre | 0.1845 units per square kilometre | 0.2018 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 127 United States 0.2188 units per square kilometre compare
- 128 Dominica 0.2145 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Venezuela 0.2045 units per square kilometre compare
- 131 Tajikistan 0.1944 units per square kilometre compare
- 132 Costa Rica 0.1937 units per square kilometre compare
- 133 France 0.1898 units per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for Nicaragua
- Fuel imports 12.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.1% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 0.1991 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3361 units per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0343 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 130th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sulphur dioxide and coal ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sulphur dioxide and coal Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.