Ghana vs Malawi: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Ghana
2.2 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
2.31 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
71st
Malawi rank
68th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Ghana
  • Malawi
0.511.522.5196519942023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 2.31 metric tons per square kilometre against 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.11 metric tons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malawi ahead.

Ghana ranks 71st and Malawi ranks 68th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4099 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3538 metric tons per square kilometre 0.056 metric tons per square kilometre Ghana
1970s 1.06 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6984 metric tons per square kilometre 0.365 metric tons per square kilometre Ghana
1980s 1.29 metric tons per square kilometre 0.727 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5662 metric tons per square kilometre Ghana
1990s 1.81 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6418 metric tons per square kilometre 1.17 metric tons per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 1.7 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6379 metric tons per square kilometre 1.06 metric tons per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 1.67 metric tons per square kilometre 1.61 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0567 metric tons per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 2.13 metric tons per square kilometre 2.06 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0706 metric tons per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Ghana or Malawi?
Malawi, at 2.31 metric tons per square kilometre against 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Ghana and Malawi?
0.11 metric tons per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malawi?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Malawi rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 71st and Malawi ranks 68th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? 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.