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

Portugal, at 0.1554 kt against 0.1299 kt in Malawi as of 2024.

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

0.0255 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 Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Malawi

0.1299 kt

in 2024

Portugal

0.1554 kt

in 2024

Malawi rank

64th

Portugal rank

61st

Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) over time

Malawi
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.1554 kt against 0.1299 kt in Malawi, a difference of 0.0255 kt.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

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

Malawi ranks 64th and Portugal ranks 61st 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	0.1302 kt	0.1746 kt	0.0444 kt	Portugal
2000s	0.135 kt	0.1697 kt	0.0347 kt	Portugal
2010s	0.1336 kt	0.1648 kt	0.0312 kt	Portugal
2020s	0.1299 kt	0.1562 kt	0.0263 kt	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Malawi or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.1554 kt against 0.1299 kt in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions between Malawi and Portugal?: 0.0255 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 drained organic soils — emissions?: Malawi ranks 64th and Portugal ranks 61st of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Drained 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.