Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 23,957 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
23,957 tonnes
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
113th
of 220 countries
All-time high
40,443 tonnes
in 2004
All-time low
22.93 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Nicaragua, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 23,957 tonnes for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Nicaragua peaked at 40,443 tonnes in 2004 and was at its lowest, 22.93 tonnes, in 1750.
Nicaragua ranks 113th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 22.93 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 23.08 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1752 | 23.23 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1753 | 23.38 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1754 | 23.53 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1755 | 23.68 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1756 | 23.83 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1757 | 23.98 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1758 | 24.13 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1759 | 24.28 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1760 | 24.42 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1761 | 24.58 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1762 | 24.74 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1763 | 24.9 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1764 | 25.06 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1765 | 25.22 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1766 | 25.38 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1767 | 25.53 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1768 | 25.69 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1769 | 25.85 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1770 | 26.01 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1771 | 26.17 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1772 | 26.34 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1773 | 26.51 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1774 | 26.68 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1775 | 26.84 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1776 | 27.01 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1777 | 27.18 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1778 | 27.34 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1779 | 27.51 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1780 | 27.67 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1781 | 27.85 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1782 | 28.02 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1783 | 28.2 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1784 | 28.38 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1785 | 28.55 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1786 | 28.73 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1787 | 28.9 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1788 | 29.08 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1789 | 29.25 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1790 | 29.42 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1791 | 29.61 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1792 | 29.79 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1793 | 29.98 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1794 | 30.16 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1795 | 30.35 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1796 | 30.53 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1797 | 30.71 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1798 | 30.9 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1799 | 31.08 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1800 | 31.26 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1801 | 31.46 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1802 | 31.65 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1803 | 31.84 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1804 | 32.04 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1805 | 32.23 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1806 | 32.42 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1807 | 32.61 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1808 | 32.8 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1809 | 32.99 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1810 | 33.19 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1811 | 33.39 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1812 | 33.59 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1813 | 33.79 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1814 | 33.99 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1815 | 34.19 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1816 | 34.4 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1817 | 34.59 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1818 | 34.79 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1819 | 34.99 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1820 | 35.19 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1821 | 35.8 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1822 | 36.41 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1823 | 37.02 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1824 | 37.63 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1825 | 38.23 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1826 | 38.83 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1827 | 39.43 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1828 | 40.03 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1829 | 40.63 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1830 | 41.23 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1831 | 41.87 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1832 | 42.5 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1833 | 43.13 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1834 | 43.76 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1835 | 44.39 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1836 | 45.01 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1837 | 45.64 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1838 | 46.26 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1839 | 46.88 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1840 | 47.5 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1841 | 48.22 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1842 | 48.95 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1843 | 49.67 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1844 | 50.38 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1845 | 51.1 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1846 | 51.81 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1847 | 52.53 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1848 | 53.23 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1849 | 53.94 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1850 | 54.59 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1851 | 54.94 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1852 | 55.29 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1853 | 55.64 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1854 | 55.99 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1855 | 56.35 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1856 | 56.71 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1857 | 57.08 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1858 | 57.46 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1859 | 57.83 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1860 | 58.21 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1861 | 58.6 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1862 | 58.99 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1863 | 59.39 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1864 | 59.78 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1865 | 60.18 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1866 | 60.6 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1867 | 61.02 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1868 | 61.45 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1869 | 61.87 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1870 | 62.3 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1871 | 63.11 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1872 | 63.93 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1873 | 64.75 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1874 | 65.58 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1875 | 66.43 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1876 | 67.32 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1877 | 68.22 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1878 | 69.12 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1879 | 70.04 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1880 | 70.97 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1881 | 71.94 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1882 | 72.92 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1883 | 73.91 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1884 | 74.91 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1885 | 75.92 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1886 | 77 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1887 | 78.09 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1888 | 79.19 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1889 | 80.3 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1890 | 81.42 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1891 | 82.64 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1892 | 83.87 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1893 | 85.1 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1894 | 86.35 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1895 | 87.61 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1896 | 88.98 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1897 | 90.37 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1898 | 91.77 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1899 | 93.18 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1900 | 94.6 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1901 | 96.86 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1902 | 99.12 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1903 | 101.38 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1904 | 103.82 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1905 | 106.09 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1906 | 108.5 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1907 | 110.74 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1908 | 113.16 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1909 | 115.58 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1910 | 118.01 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1911 | 119.61 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1912 | 121.4 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1913 | 123.02 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1914 | 123.55 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1915 | 126.44 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1916 | 128.84 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1917 | 131.24 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1918 | 133.64 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1919 | 136.05 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1920 | 138.47 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1921 | 139.43 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1922 | 142.2 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1923 | 143.17 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1924 | 145.96 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1925 | 146.96 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1926 | 148.92 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1927 | 149.08 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1928 | 149.26 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1929 | 151.24 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1930 | 151.43 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1931 | 153.28 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1932 | 153.34 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 155.2 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1934 | 157.07 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1935 | 160.76 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1936 | 165.4 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1937 | 171.76 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1938 | 176.29 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1939 | 184.4 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1940 | 190.68 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1941 | 194.99 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1942 | 201.09 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1943 | 211.02 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1944 | 215.18 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1945 | 223.16 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1946 | 230.25 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1947 | 239.86 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1948 | 247.59 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1949 | 255.75 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1950 | 1,563 tonnes | +511.3% |
| 1951 | 1,626 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1952 | 2,148 tonnes | +32.1% |
| 1953 | 2,233 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1954 | 2,446 tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1955 | 2,969 tonnes | +21.4% |
| 1956 | 2,818 tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1957 | 3,099 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1958 | 4,396 tonnes | +41.8% |
| 1959 | 3,556 tonnes | -19.1% |
| 1960 | 3,937 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1961 | 4,126 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1962 | 4,801 tonnes | +16.4% |
| 1963 | 6,060 tonnes | +26.2% |
| 1964 | 6,785 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1965 | 5,613 tonnes | -17.3% |
| 1966 | 6,825 tonnes | +21.6% |
| 1967 | 7,633 tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1968 | 8,667 tonnes | +13.5% |
| 1969 | 9,041 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 9,806 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 11,058 tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1972 | 11,319 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 11,919 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 14,057 tonnes | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 13,967 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 16,501 tonnes | +18.1% |
| 1977 | 22,166 tonnes | +34.3% |
| 1978 | 19,839 tonnes | -10.5% |
| 1979 | 12,343 tonnes | -37.8% |
| 1980 | 13,819 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1981 | 14,782 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 15,100 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 16,117 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 14,279 tonnes | -11.4% |
| 1985 | 14,533 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 17,877 tonnes | +23.0% |
| 1987 | 19,080 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 15,944 tonnes | -16.4% |
| 1989 | 12,778 tonnes | -19.9% |
| 1990 | 16,553 tonnes | +29.5% |
| 1991 | 16,283 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 19,296 tonnes | +18.5% |
| 1993 | 18,400 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 20,091 tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 21,870 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 24,517 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 25,175 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 28,946 tonnes | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 29,522 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 32,272 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 34,285 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 36,554 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 38,956 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 40,443 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 37,500 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 39,713 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 37,336 tonnes | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 36,896 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 35,826 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 36,266 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 38,148 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 35,818 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 31,511 tonnes | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 32,883 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 35,988 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 35,911 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 33,059 tonnes | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 31,150 tonnes | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 32,432 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 22,208 tonnes | -31.5% |
| 2021 | 24,288 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 23,957 tonnes | -1.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 23,957 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27,967 tonnes, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 23,957 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21,354 tonnes, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +511.3% | 255.75 tonnes | 1,563 tonnes |
| 1958 | +41.8% | 3,099 tonnes | 4,396 tonnes |
| 1979 | -37.8% | 19,839 tonnes | 12,343 tonnes |
| 1977 | +34.3% | 16,501 tonnes | 22,166 tonnes |
| 2020 | -31.5% | 32,432 tonnes | 22,208 tonnes |
| 1952 | +32.1% | 1,626 tonnes | 2,148 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 23.6 tonnes | 22.93 tonnes | 24.28 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 25.14 tonnes | 24.42 tonnes | 25.85 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 26.76 tonnes | 26.01 tonnes | 27.51 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 28.46 tonnes | 27.67 tonnes | 29.25 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 30.25 tonnes | 29.42 tonnes | 31.08 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 32.13 tonnes | 31.26 tonnes | 32.99 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 34.09 tonnes | 33.19 tonnes | 34.99 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 37.92 tonnes | 35.19 tonnes | 40.63 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 44.07 tonnes | 41.23 tonnes | 46.88 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 50.73 tonnes | 47.5 tonnes | 53.94 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 56.19 tonnes | 54.59 tonnes | 57.83 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 60.01 tonnes | 58.21 tonnes | 61.87 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 66.08 tonnes | 62.3 tonnes | 70.04 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 75.52 tonnes | 70.97 tonnes | 80.3 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 87.13 tonnes | 81.42 tonnes | 93.18 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 104.99 tonnes | 94.6 tonnes | 115.58 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 126.18 tonnes | 118.01 tonnes | 136.05 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 145.47 tonnes | 138.47 tonnes | 151.24 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 162.89 tonnes | 151.43 tonnes | 184.4 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 220.96 tonnes | 190.68 tonnes | 255.75 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 2,685 tonnes | 1,563 tonnes | 4,396 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 6,349 tonnes | 3,937 tonnes | 9,041 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 14,297 tonnes | 9,806 tonnes | 22,166 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,431 tonnes | 12,778 tonnes | 19,080 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,065 tonnes | 16,283 tonnes | 29,522 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,978 tonnes | 32,272 tonnes | 40,443 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,317 tonnes | 31,150 tonnes | 38,148 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,484 tonnes | 22,208 tonnes | 24,288 tonnes | 3 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Nicaragua?
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Nicaragua was 23,957 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 40,443 tonnes in 2004.
- What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.93 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Nicaragua rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Nicaragua ranks 113th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.