Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Malawi
0.0448 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.0427 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
150th
Sierra Leone rank
151st

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

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
0.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0448 kt per square kilometre against 0.0427 kt per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0021 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Malawi ranks 150th and Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0086 kt per square kilometre 0.0143 kt per square kilometre 0.0058 kt per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1970s 0.0111 kt per square kilometre 0.0182 kt per square kilometre 0.0071 kt per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1980s 0.0131 kt per square kilometre 0.0178 kt per square kilometre 0.0047 kt per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1990s 0.0266 kt per square kilometre 0.0211 kt per square kilometre 0.0055 kt per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.0299 kt per square kilometre 0.0292 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 0.0351 kt per square kilometre 0.0376 kt per square kilometre 0.0025 kt per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 0.0431 kt per square kilometre 0.0421 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Malawi, at 0.0448 kt per square kilometre against 0.0427 kt per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
0.0021 kt per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 150th and Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — 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
Energy — 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
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — 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.