Malawi vs Venezuela: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Malawi
9.26 million tonnes
in 2024
Venezuela
9.90 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi rank
53rd
Venezuela rank
50th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Malawi
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 9.90 million tonnes against 9.26 million tonnes in Malawi, a difference of 643,660 tonnes.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Venezuela ahead.
Malawi ranks 53rd and Venezuela ranks 50th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.20 million tonnes | 64.15 million tonnes | 62.95 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1860s | 104,362 tonnes | 31.34 million tonnes | 31.23 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 28,030 tonnes | 23.25 million tonnes | 23.22 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 326,990 tonnes | 28.05 million tonnes | 27.73 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1890s | -435,474 tonnes | 10.45 million tonnes | 10.89 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1900s | -1.44 million tonnes | 4.26 million tonnes | 5.70 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1910s | -1.65 million tonnes | 2.44 million tonnes | 4.09 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 1.97 million tonnes | 34.02 million tonnes | 32.05 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 4.46 million tonnes | 40.68 million tonnes | 36.22 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 6.81 million tonnes | 74.57 million tonnes | 67.76 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 13.14 million tonnes | 146.48 million tonnes | 133.35 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 25.22 million tonnes | 75.04 million tonnes | 49.82 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 14.54 million tonnes | 34.50 million tonnes | 19.97 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 8.71 million tonnes | 33.11 million tonnes | 24.39 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 13.96 million tonnes | 11.46 million tonnes | 2.49 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2000s | 20.34 million tonnes | 15.99 million tonnes | 4.35 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2010s | 12.11 million tonnes | 12.77 million tonnes | 654,530 tonnes | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 9.73 million tonnes | 9.37 million tonnes | 363,484 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 9.90 million tonnes against 9.26 million tonnes in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Malawi and Venezuela?
- 643,660 tonnes, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Venezuela?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Venezuela rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Malawi ranks 53rd and Venezuela ranks 50th 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.