Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Malawi
5.73 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
2.36 % change on previous year
in 2024
Malawi rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
8th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- Malawi
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 5.73 % change on previous year against 2.36 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 3.37 % change on previous year.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.45 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1980s | 3.49 % change on previous year | 3.05 % change on previous year | 0.4404 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2.03 % change on previous year | 0.8294 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 4.53 % change on previous year | 2.14 % change on previous year | 2.4 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2010s | 9.11 % change on previous year | 2.39 % change on previous year | 6.71 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.52 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year | 1.56 % change on previous year | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Malawi, at 5.73 % change on previous year against 2.36 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 3.37 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Malawi ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.