Cameroon vs Malawi: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Cameroon
20.38 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Malawi
19.96 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Cameroon rank
174th
Malawi rank
176th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Cameroon
- Malawi
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 20.38 tonnes per square kilometre against 19.96 tonnes per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.42 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Cameroon ranks 174th and Malawi ranks 176th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7992 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.12 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.58 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1980s | 10.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.04 tonnes per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 9.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0435 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2000s | 13.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.66 tonnes per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 18.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.24 tonnes per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 20.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Cameroon or Malawi?
- Cameroon, at 20.38 tonnes per square kilometre against 19.96 tonnes per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Malawi?
- 0.42 tonnes per square kilometre, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 174th and Malawi ranks 176th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, 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
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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.