Which has higher humid tropical forest — emissions, Indonesia or Malawi?

Malawi, at 0.4081 kt against 0.2853 kt in Indonesia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malawi?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indonesia vs Malawi: Humid tropical forest — Emissions (N2O)

Indonesia

0.2853 kt

in 2024

Malawi

0.4081 kt

in 2024

Indonesia rank

28th

Malawi rank

27th

Humid tropical forest — Emissions (N2O) over time

Indonesia
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.4081 kt against 0.2853 kt in Indonesia, a difference of 0.1228 kt.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 27th of 218 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.32 kt	0.375 kt	9.94 kt	Indonesia
2000s	2.95 kt	0.4169 kt	2.53 kt	Indonesia
2010s	2.45 kt	0.8229 kt	1.63 kt	Indonesia
2020s	0.5783 kt	0.4917 kt	0.0866 kt	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher humid tropical forest — emissions, Indonesia or Malawi?: Malawi, at 0.4081 kt against 0.2853 kt in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in humid tropical forest — emissions between Indonesia and Malawi?: 0.1228 kt, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malawi?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Malawi rank globally for humid tropical forest — emissions?: Indonesia ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 27th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Humid tropical forest — Emissions (N2O)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 9,224 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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