Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

Malawi
11.14 million tonnes
in 2024
Zimbabwe
11.95 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi rank
123rd
Zimbabwe rank
120th

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • Malawi
  • Zimbabwe
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M190319632024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 11.95 million tonnes against 11.14 million tonnes in Malawi, a difference of 810,700 tonnes.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 123rd and Zimbabwe ranks 120th of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1950s 13.50 million tonnes 22.44 million tonnes 8.94 million tonnes Zimbabwe
1960s 25.60 million tonnes 22.25 million tonnes 3.34 million tonnes Malawi
1970s 15.11 million tonnes 29.93 million tonnes 14.83 million tonnes Zimbabwe
1980s 9.29 million tonnes 39.96 million tonnes 30.66 million tonnes Zimbabwe
1990s 14.82 million tonnes 58.56 million tonnes 43.74 million tonnes Zimbabwe
2000s 21.24 million tonnes 50.57 million tonnes 29.33 million tonnes Zimbabwe
2010s 13.31 million tonnes 18.61 million tonnes 5.30 million tonnes Zimbabwe
2020s 11.55 million tonnes 11.26 million tonnes 286,712 tonnes Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Malawi or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 11.95 million tonnes against 11.14 million tonnes in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
810,700 tonnes, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
Malawi ranks 123rd and Zimbabwe ranks 120th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.