China vs Malawi: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

China
0.0145 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.016 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
17th
Malawi rank
15th

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Malawi
00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.016 kt per square kilometre against 0.0145 kt per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0015 kt per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 17th and Malawi ranks 15th of 176 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre China
1970s 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0025 kt per square kilometre China
1980s 0.0086 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0072 kt per square kilometre China
1990s 0.0127 kt per square kilometre 0.0021 kt per square kilometre 0.0106 kt per square kilometre China
2000s 0.0154 kt per square kilometre 0.0038 kt per square kilometre 0.0116 kt per square kilometre China
2010s 0.0176 kt per square kilometre 0.005 kt per square kilometre 0.0126 kt per square kilometre China
2020s 0.0147 kt per square kilometre 0.0083 kt per square kilometre 0.0064 kt per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre, China or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.016 kt per square kilometre against 0.0145 kt per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre between China and Malawi?
0.0015 kt per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malawi?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Malawi rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre?
China ranks 17th and Malawi ranks 15th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,802 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (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.