Malawi vs Portugal: Forest fires — Emissions (N2O)
Malawi
0.4889 kt
in 2024
Portugal
0.33 kt
in 2024
Malawi rank
34th
Portugal rank
36th
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) over time
- Malawi
- Portugal
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.4889 kt against 0.33 kt in Portugal, a difference of 0.1589 kt.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 36th of 219 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5082 kt | 0.1733 kt | 0.3349 kt | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.6779 kt | 0.173 kt | 0.5049 kt | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.04 kt | 0.1751 kt | 0.861 kt | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.604 kt | 0.1427 kt | 0.4613 kt | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Malawi or Portugal?
- Malawi, at 0.4889 kt against 0.33 kt in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Malawi and Portugal?
- 0.1589 kt, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Portugal rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
- Malawi ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 36th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.