Italy vs Malawi: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Italy
0.2564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malawi
0.2573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Italy rank
114th
Malawi rank
113th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Italy
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.2573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Italy, a difference of 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 114th and Malawi ranks 113th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 17 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1860s | 0.0713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1870s | 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1880s | 0.0932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1890s | 0.1098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.1174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.1114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.1179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1930s | 0.131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.3289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.4521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.4747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.4625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.4577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.3857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.2583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Italy or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.2573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Italy and Malawi?
- 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malawi?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Malawi rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Italy ranks 114th and Malawi ranks 113th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.