Austria vs Malawi: emissions of air pollutants

Austria

517,344 tonnes

in 2022

Malawi

528,084 tonnes

in 2022

Austria rank

79th

Malawi rank

76th

emissions of air pollutants over time

Austria
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 528,084 tonnes against 517,344 tonnes in Austria, a difference of 10,740 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 79th and Malawi ranks 76th of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels such as oil, gas, wood, and coal. CO is a harmful gas that contributes to both outdoor and indoor air pollution.