Which has higher cropland organic soils — emissions, Bulgaria or Malawi?

Bulgaria, at 1,028 kt against 809.28 kt in Malawi as of 2024.

What is the difference in cropland organic soils — emissions between Bulgaria and Malawi?

218.72 kt, with Bulgaria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malawi?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Malawi: Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2)

Bulgaria

1,028 kt

in 2024

Malawi

809.28 kt

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

45th

Malawi rank

48th

Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) over time

Bulgaria
Malawi

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1,028 kt against 809.28 kt in Malawi, a difference of 218.72 kt.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 45th and Malawi ranks 48th of 221 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,059 kt	811.28 kt	248.06 kt	Bulgaria
2000s	1,050 kt	842.09 kt	207.62 kt	Bulgaria
2010s	1,034 kt	832.14 kt	201.63 kt	Bulgaria
2020s	1,028 kt	809.24 kt	219.19 kt	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland organic soils — emissions, Bulgaria or Malawi?: Bulgaria, at 1,028 kt against 809.28 kt in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland organic soils — emissions between Bulgaria and Malawi?: 218.72 kt, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malawi?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Malawi rank globally for cropland organic soils — emissions?: Bulgaria ranks 45th and Malawi ranks 48th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.