Malawi vs Nicaragua: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Malawi
118.14 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Nicaragua
121.83 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
136th
Nicaragua rank
134th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 121.83 tonnes per square kilometre against 118.14 tonnes per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 3.69 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Malawi ranks 136th and Nicaragua ranks 134th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 278.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 223.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 55.03 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1970s | 160.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 153.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.96 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1980s | 98.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 254.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 156.2 tonnes per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 157.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 559.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 402.7 tonnes per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 225.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 435.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 210.59 tonnes per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 141.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 141.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1683 tonnes per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 123.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 114.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.4 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Malawi or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 121.83 tonnes per square kilometre against 118.14 tonnes per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Malawi and Nicaragua?
- 3.69 tonnes per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Nicaragua rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 136th and Nicaragua ranks 134th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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.