Malawi vs United States: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Malawi
0.0151 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0162 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
109th
United States rank
106th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.0162 kt per square kilometre against 0.0151 kt per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.0011 kt per square kilometre.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 109th and United States ranks 106th of 186 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0196 kt per square kilometre | 0.0156 kt per square kilometre | United States |
| 1970s | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | 0.0212 kt per square kilometre | United States |
| 1980s | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | 0.0267 kt per square kilometre | 0.022 kt per square kilometre | United States |
| 1990s | 0.0057 kt per square kilometre | 0.0243 kt per square kilometre | 0.0185 kt per square kilometre | United States |
| 2000s | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | 0.0177 kt per square kilometre | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | United States |
| 2010s | 0.0113 kt per square kilometre | 0.0154 kt per square kilometre | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | United States |
| 2020s | 0.0144 kt per square kilometre | 0.016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Malawi or United States?
- United States, at 0.0162 kt per square kilometre against 0.0151 kt per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Malawi and United States?
- 0.0011 kt per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and United States rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 109th and United States ranks 106th 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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About this data
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.