Malawi vs Melanesia: Land-use change — Emissions Share

Malawi
1.3 %
in 2023
Melanesia
1.46 %
in 2023
Malawi rank
26th
Melanesia rank
12th

Land-use change — Emissions Share over time

  • Malawi
  • Melanesia
0204060199020062023

How they compare

Melanesia currently reports 1.46 % against 1.3 % in Malawi, a difference of 0.16 %.

That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 26th and Melanesia ranks 12th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Melanesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Melanesia Difference Ahead
1990s 6.46 % 12.13 % 5.67 % Melanesia
2000s 5.13 % 2.72 % 2.41 % Malawi
2010s 6.15 % 2.86 % 3.29 % Malawi
2020s 2.47 % 1.22 % 1.25 % Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land-use change — emissions share, Malawi or Melanesia?
Melanesia, at 1.46 % against 1.3 % in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in land-use change — emissions share between Malawi and Melanesia?
0.16 %, with Melanesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Melanesia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Melanesia rank globally for land-use change — emissions share?
Malawi ranks 26th and Melanesia ranks 12th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,018 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.