Iraq vs Malawi: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

Iraq
12,919 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
12,466 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
108th
Malawi rank
111th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time

  • Iraq
  • Malawi
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196119922023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 12,919 tonnes per square kilometre against 12,466 tonnes per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 453 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Iraq ranks 108th and Malawi ranks 111th of 192 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 1,370 tonnes per square kilometre 3,078 tonnes per square kilometre 1,708 tonnes per square kilometre Malawi
1970s 2,068 tonnes per square kilometre 5,237 tonnes per square kilometre 3,169 tonnes per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 3,102 tonnes per square kilometre 6,297 tonnes per square kilometre 3,195 tonnes per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 4,500 tonnes per square kilometre 7,452 tonnes per square kilometre 2,952 tonnes per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 6,392 tonnes per square kilometre 9,554 tonnes per square kilometre 3,162 tonnes per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 9,269 tonnes per square kilometre 11,326 tonnes per square kilometre 2,057 tonnes per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 12,157 tonnes per square kilometre 12,289 tonnes per square kilometre 132.75 tonnes per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Iraq or Malawi?
Iraq, at 12,919 tonnes per square kilometre against 12,466 tonnes per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Iraq and Malawi?
453 tonnes per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Malawi?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Malawi rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Iraq ranks 108th and Malawi ranks 111th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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.