Ecuador vs Malawi: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Ecuador
87.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Malawi
88.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Ecuador rank
92nd
Malawi rank
90th
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Ecuador
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 88.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 87.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Ecuador, a difference of 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 92nd and Malawi ranks 90th of 195 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 15.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 35.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 19.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 16.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 52.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 23.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 28.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 76.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 35.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 40.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 88.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 43.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 97.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 62.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 34.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 89.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 84.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Ecuador or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 88.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 87.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Ecuador and Malawi?
- 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Malawi rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 92nd and Malawi ranks 90th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions 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.