Which has higher waste — emissions, Malawi or Sri Lanka?

Malawi, at 0.985 kt against 0.966 kt in Sri Lanka as of 2023.

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

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 Sri Lanka: Waste — Emissions (N2O)

Malawi

0.985 kt

in 2023

Sri Lanka

0.966 kt

in 2023

Malawi rank

82nd

Sri Lanka rank

83rd

Waste — Emissions (N2O) over time

Malawi
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.985 kt against 0.966 kt in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.019 kt.

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

Malawi ranks 82nd and Sri Lanka ranks 83rd of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1762 kt	0.2906 kt	0.1143 kt	Sri Lanka
1970s	0.225 kt	0.3816 kt	0.1566 kt	Sri Lanka
1980s	0.27 kt	0.4716 kt	0.2016 kt	Sri Lanka
1990s	0.3303 kt	0.578 kt	0.2477 kt	Sri Lanka
2000s	0.4741 kt	0.6621 kt	0.188 kt	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.752 kt	0.8338 kt	0.0818 kt	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.942 kt	0.947 kt	0.005 kt	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Malawi or Sri Lanka?: Malawi, at 0.985 kt against 0.966 kt in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Malawi and Sri Lanka?: 0.019 kt, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Sri Lanka rank globally for waste — emissions?: Malawi ranks 82nd and Sri Lanka ranks 83rd 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