Liberia vs Malawi: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Liberia
5.41 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Malawi
5.6 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Liberia rank
78th
Malawi rank
76th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Liberia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 5.6 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.41 tonnes per square kilometre in Liberia, a difference of 0.19 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Liberia ranks 78th and Malawi ranks 76th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0789 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1970s | 1.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.89 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0865 tonnes per square kilometre | Liberia |
| 1980s | 2.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3919 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1990s | 2.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.85 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2000s | 3.92 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6265 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 5.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.091 tonnes per square kilometre | Liberia |
| 2020s | 5.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1515 tonnes per square kilometre | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Liberia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 5.6 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.41 tonnes per square kilometre in Liberia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Liberia and Malawi?
- 0.19 tonnes per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malawi?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Liberia and Malawi rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Liberia ranks 78th 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.