Malawi vs Rwanda: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions

Malawi

3.23 million tonnes

in 2023

Rwanda

3.52 million tonnes

in 2023

Malawi rank

120th

Rwanda rank

119th

Consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time

Rwanda currently reports 3.52 million tonnes against 3.23 million tonnes in Malawi, a difference of 284,340 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 120th and Rwanda ranks 119th of 120 countries.

Indicator: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 121 places, 4,098 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes.