Malawi vs Paraguay: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre

Malawi
19.96 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Paraguay
20.04 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Malawi rank
176th
Paraguay rank
175th

Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 20.04 tonnes per square kilometre against 19.96 tonnes per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 176th and Paraguay ranks 175th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Paraguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Paraguay Difference Ahead
1960s 3.91 tonnes per square kilometre 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre 2.72 tonnes per square kilometre Malawi
1970s 6.07 tonnes per square kilometre 2.44 tonnes per square kilometre 3.63 tonnes per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 6.15 tonnes per square kilometre 4.17 tonnes per square kilometre 1.98 tonnes per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 9.15 tonnes per square kilometre 8.45 tonnes per square kilometre 0.7048 tonnes per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 9.48 tonnes per square kilometre 10 tonnes per square kilometre 0.5205 tonnes per square kilometre Paraguay
2010s 12.71 tonnes per square kilometre 16.09 tonnes per square kilometre 3.38 tonnes per square kilometre Paraguay
2020s 19.27 tonnes per square kilometre 19.54 tonnes per square kilometre 0.2683 tonnes per square kilometre Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Malawi or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 20.04 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 Malawi and Paraguay?
0.08 tonnes per square kilometre, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Paraguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Paraguay rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 176th and Paraguay ranks 175th 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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Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 11,625 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.