Malawi vs Nigeria: Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Malawi
0.0223 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0189 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
30th
Nigeria rank
31st

Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0223 kt per square kilometre against 0.0189 kt per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0034 kt per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 31st of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0021 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre Malawi
1970s 0.0037 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 0.0041 kt per square kilometre 0.0046 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.0054 kt per square kilometre 0.0091 kt per square kilometre 0.0038 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.0084 kt per square kilometre 0.011 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.0106 kt per square kilometre 0.0157 kt per square kilometre 0.0052 kt per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.0147 kt per square kilometre 0.0199 kt per square kilometre 0.0053 kt per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre, Malawi or Nigeria?
Malawi, at 0.0223 kt per square kilometre against 0.0189 kt per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre between Malawi and Nigeria?
0.0034 kt per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 31st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,960 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.