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

Portugal, at 0.1392 kt against 0.1239 kt in Malawi as of 2024.

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

0.0153 kt, with Portugal ahead.

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

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 (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Portugal: Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)

Malawi

0.1239 kt

in 2024

Portugal

0.1392 kt

in 2024

Malawi rank

57th

Portugal rank

54th

Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) over time

Malawi
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.1392 kt against 0.1239 kt in Malawi, a difference of 0.0153 kt.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

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

Malawi ranks 57th and Portugal ranks 54th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.1242 kt	0.1595 kt	0.0353 kt	Portugal
2000s	0.1289 kt	0.1545 kt	0.0256 kt	Portugal
2010s	0.1274 kt	0.1486 kt	0.0212 kt	Portugal
2020s	0.1239 kt	0.1399 kt	0.016 kt	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland organic soils — emissions, Malawi or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.1392 kt against 0.1239 kt in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland organic soils — emissions between Malawi and Portugal?: 0.0153 kt, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Portugal?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Portugal rank globally for cropland organic soils — emissions?: Malawi ranks 57th and Portugal ranks 54th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
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.