Which has higher waste — emissions, Malawi or Portugal?

Malawi, at 0.985 kt against 0.952 kt in Portugal as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Portugal?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Portugal: Waste — Emissions (N2O)

Malawi

0.985 kt

in 2023

Portugal

0.952 kt

in 2023

Malawi rank

82nd

Portugal rank

84th

Waste — Emissions (N2O) over time

Malawi
Portugal

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.985 kt against 0.952 kt in Portugal, a difference of 0.033 kt.

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

Malawi ranks 82nd and Portugal ranks 84th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1762 kt	0.4957 kt	0.3194 kt	Portugal
1970s	0.225 kt	0.5831 kt	0.3581 kt	Portugal
1980s	0.27 kt	0.6642 kt	0.3942 kt	Portugal
1990s	0.3303 kt	0.8206 kt	0.4903 kt	Portugal
2000s	0.4741 kt	0.8971 kt	0.423 kt	Portugal
2010s	0.752 kt	0.9025 kt	0.1505 kt	Portugal
2020s	0.942 kt	0.9405 kt	0.0015 kt	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Malawi or Portugal?: Malawi, at 0.985 kt against 0.952 kt in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Malawi and Portugal?: 0.033 kt, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Portugal?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Portugal rank globally for waste — emissions?: Malawi ranks 82nd and Portugal ranks 84th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Waste — Emissions (N2O)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf