Malawi vs Zambia: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2)
Malawi
7,069 kt
in 2025
Zambia
9,834 kt
in 2025
Malawi rank
31st
Zambia rank
29th
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 9,834 kt against 7,069 kt in Malawi, a difference of 2,765 kt.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 29th of 223 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,073 kt | 3,623 kt | 3,450 kt | Malawi |
| 2000s | 7,070 kt | 3,623 kt | 3,447 kt | Malawi |
| 2010s | 7,069 kt | 13,082 kt | 6,013 kt | Zambia |
| 2020s | 7,069 kt | 9,527 kt | 2,458 kt | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2), Malawi or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 9,834 kt against 7,069 kt in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) between Malawi and Zambia?
- 2,765 kt, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Malawi ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 29th of 223 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).