Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre

Malawi
0.113 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Sierra Leone
0.0912 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Malawi rank
154th
Sierra Leone rank
157th

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.113 units per square kilometre against 0.0912 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0218 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Malawi ranks 154th and Sierra Leone ranks 157th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0329 units per square kilometre 0.0427 units per square kilometre 0.0098 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1970s 0.0509 units per square kilometre 0.0892 units per square kilometre 0.0383 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1980s 0.0511 units per square kilometre 0.0882 units per square kilometre 0.037 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1990s 0.1424 units per square kilometre 0.0338 units per square kilometre 0.1086 units per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.0832 units per square kilometre 0.0485 units per square kilometre 0.0347 units per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 0.0804 units per square kilometre 0.0611 units per square kilometre 0.0193 units per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 0.1008 units per square kilometre 0.0816 units per square kilometre 0.0192 units per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Malawi, at 0.113 units per square kilometre against 0.0912 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
0.0218 units per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 154th and Sierra Leone ranks 157th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 11,657 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Sulphur dioxide and coal 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.