Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Malawi
0.0227 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.0234 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
58th
Sierra Leone rank
57th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
0.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0234 kt per square kilometre against 0.0227 kt per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.0007 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Malawi ranks 58th and Sierra Leone ranks 57th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0044 kt per square kilometre 0.0078 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1970s 0.0049 kt per square kilometre 0.0084 kt per square kilometre 0.0035 kt per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1980s 0.0065 kt per square kilometre 0.0086 kt per square kilometre 0.0021 kt per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1990s 0.0169 kt per square kilometre 0.0158 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.0196 kt per square kilometre 0.0212 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0217 kt per square kilometre 0.0229 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 0.0225 kt per square kilometre 0.0234 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0234 kt per square kilometre against 0.0227 kt per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
0.0007 kt per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone 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) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 58th and Sierra Leone ranks 57th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,671 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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.