Malawi vs Sweden: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Malawi
9.26 million tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
7.99 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi rank
53rd
Sweden rank
56th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Malawi
- Sweden
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 9.26 million tonnes against 7.99 million tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 1.27 million tonnes.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Malawi ranks 53rd and Sweden ranks 56th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 8 and Sweden in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.20 million tonnes | 27.45 million tonnes | 26.25 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1860s | 104,362 tonnes | 30.29 million tonnes | 30.18 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1870s | 28,030 tonnes | 33.34 million tonnes | 33.31 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1880s | 326,990 tonnes | 31.73 million tonnes | 31.41 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1890s | -435,474 tonnes | 32.24 million tonnes | 32.68 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1900s | -1.44 million tonnes | 33.96 million tonnes | 35.40 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1910s | -1.65 million tonnes | 32.64 million tonnes | 34.29 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1920s | 1.97 million tonnes | 30.27 million tonnes | 28.29 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1930s | 4.46 million tonnes | 24.08 million tonnes | 19.62 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1940s | 6.81 million tonnes | 21.17 million tonnes | 14.36 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1950s | 13.14 million tonnes | 4.61 million tonnes | 8.53 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1960s | 25.22 million tonnes | -28.89 million tonnes | 54.11 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1970s | 14.54 million tonnes | -20.22 million tonnes | 34.76 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1980s | 8.71 million tonnes | -13.91 million tonnes | 22.63 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1990s | 13.96 million tonnes | -7.69 million tonnes | 21.65 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2000s | 20.34 million tonnes | 1.74 million tonnes | 18.61 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2010s | 12.11 million tonnes | 5.15 million tonnes | 6.96 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2020s | 9.73 million tonnes | 8.61 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Malawi or Sweden?
- Malawi, at 9.26 million tonnes against 7.99 million tonnes in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Malawi and Sweden?
- 1.27 million tonnes, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sweden rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Malawi ranks 53rd and Sweden ranks 56th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.