Malawi vs Norway: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Malawi
118.14 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Norway
123.33 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Malawi rank
136th
Norway rank
133rd
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 123.33 tonnes per square kilometre against 118.14 tonnes per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 5.19 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 136th and Norway ranks 133rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 278.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 261.17 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1970s | 160.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 65.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 94.78 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1980s | 98.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 86.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.01 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1990s | 157.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 113.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 43.52 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2000s | 225.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 127.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 97.94 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 141.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 136.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.15 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 122.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 129.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.16 tonnes per square kilometre | Norway |
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 Norway?
- Norway, at 123.33 tonnes per square kilometre against 118.14 tonnes per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Malawi and Norway?
- 5.19 tonnes per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Norway?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Norway rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 136th and Norway ranks 133rd 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.