Malawi vs Nicaragua: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Malawi
9.26 million tonnes
in 2024
Nicaragua
9.38 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi rank
53rd
Nicaragua rank
52nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Malawi
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 9.38 million tonnes against 9.26 million tonnes in Malawi, a difference of 121,250 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Malawi ranks 53rd and Nicaragua ranks 52nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.20 million tonnes | 4.64 million tonnes | 3.44 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 104,362 tonnes | 3.36 million tonnes | 3.25 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 28,030 tonnes | 7.11 million tonnes | 7.08 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 326,990 tonnes | 8.75 million tonnes | 8.42 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | -435,474 tonnes | 11.00 million tonnes | 11.43 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | -1.44 million tonnes | 11.65 million tonnes | 13.09 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | -1.65 million tonnes | 12.98 million tonnes | 14.63 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 1.97 million tonnes | 29.84 million tonnes | 27.86 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 4.46 million tonnes | 32.88 million tonnes | 28.42 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 6.81 million tonnes | 49.08 million tonnes | 42.27 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 13.14 million tonnes | 66.09 million tonnes | 52.95 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 25.22 million tonnes | 28.97 million tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 14.54 million tonnes | 16.49 million tonnes | 1.95 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 8.71 million tonnes | 28.61 million tonnes | 19.90 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 13.96 million tonnes | 64.69 million tonnes | 50.73 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 20.34 million tonnes | 48.23 million tonnes | 27.88 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 12.11 million tonnes | 12.04 million tonnes | 71,892 tonnes | Malawi |
| 2020s | 9.73 million tonnes | 8.80 million tonnes | 929,842 tonnes | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Malawi or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 9.38 million tonnes against 9.26 million tonnes in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Malawi and Nicaragua?
- 121,250 tonnes, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nicaragua?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Nicaragua rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Malawi ranks 53rd and Nicaragua ranks 52nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.