Ghana vs Malawi: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Ghana
0.015 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.0151 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
110th
Malawi rank
109th

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

  • Ghana
  • Malawi
0.0030.0050.0070.010.0130.015196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0151 kt per square kilometre against 0.015 kt per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Ghana ranks 110th and Malawi ranks 109th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 0.004 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre Malawi
1970s 0.004 kt per square kilometre 0.0043 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 0.0053 kt per square kilometre 0.0047 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre Ghana
1990s 0.007 kt per square kilometre 0.0057 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 0.0082 kt per square kilometre 0.0076 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 0.0107 kt per square kilometre 0.0113 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 0.0137 kt per square kilometre 0.0144 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Ghana or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.0151 kt per square kilometre against 0.015 kt per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Ghana and Malawi?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malawi?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Malawi rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 110th and Malawi ranks 109th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — 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
Waste — 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
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — 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.