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

Malawi
0.0151 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0147 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
109th
Saudi Arabia rank
112th

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

  • Malawi
  • Saudi Arabia
00.0050.010.015196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0151 kt per square kilometre against 0.0147 kt per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0004 kt per square kilometre.

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

Malawi ranks 109th and Saudi Arabia ranks 112th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.004 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0036 kt per square kilometre Malawi
1970s 0.0043 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0031 kt per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 0.0047 kt per square kilometre 0.0029 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 0.0057 kt per square kilometre 0.0049 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.0076 kt per square kilometre 0.0074 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 0.0113 kt per square kilometre 0.0119 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.0144 kt per square kilometre 0.0142 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 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, Malawi or Saudi Arabia?
Malawi, at 0.0151 kt per square kilometre against 0.0147 kt per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Malawi and Saudi Arabia?
0.0004 kt per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Saudi Arabia rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 109th and Saudi Arabia ranks 112th 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.