Cape Verde vs Malawi: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Cape Verde
5.74 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Malawi
5.6 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Cape Verde rank
74th
Malawi rank
76th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Cape Verde
- Malawi
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 5.74 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.6 tonnes per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 74th and Malawi ranks 76th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.123 tonnes per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 2.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.89 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2461 tonnes per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 2.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4168 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1990s | 2.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9514 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2000s | 4.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1295 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 5.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0803 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 5.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1396 tonnes per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Cape Verde or Malawi?
- Cape Verde, at 5.74 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.6 tonnes per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Cape Verde and Malawi?
- 0.14 tonnes per square kilometre, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Malawi?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Cape Verde and Malawi rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Cape Verde ranks 74th and Malawi ranks 76th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants 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.