Malawi vs Tanzania: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Malawi
118.14 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Tanzania
112.04 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Malawi rank
136th
Tanzania rank
139th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- Tanzania
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 118.14 tonnes per square kilometre against 112.04 tonnes per square kilometre in Tanzania, a difference of 6.1 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 136th and Tanzania ranks 139th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 278.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 122.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 155.86 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1970s | 160.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 116.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 43.74 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1980s | 98.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 97.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8936 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1990s | 157.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 74.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 82.94 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2000s | 225.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 148.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 76.67 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 141.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 150.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.54 tonnes per square kilometre | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 122.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 101.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.72 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 Tanzania?
- Malawi, at 118.14 tonnes per square kilometre against 112.04 tonnes per square kilometre in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Malawi and Tanzania?
- 6.1 tonnes per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 136th and Tanzania ranks 139th 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.