Malawi vs Niger: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Malawi
57.56 million tonnes
in 2024
Niger
61.51 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi rank
158th
Niger rank
157th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Malawi
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 61.51 million tonnes against 57.56 million tonnes in Malawi, a difference of 3.95 million tonnes.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 158th and Niger ranks 157th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 7 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.78 million tonnes | 143,430 tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1960s | 5.72 million tonnes | 701,898 tonnes | 5.01 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1970s | 10.38 million tonnes | 2.87 million tonnes | 7.52 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1980s | 16.42 million tonnes | 9.02 million tonnes | 7.40 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1990s | 23.52 million tonnes | 16.59 million tonnes | 6.93 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2000s | 32.31 million tonnes | 23.34 million tonnes | 8.97 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2010s | 42.48 million tonnes | 36.69 million tonnes | 5.79 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2020s | 53.88 million tonnes | 55.29 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Malawi or Niger?
- Niger, at 61.51 million tonnes against 57.56 million tonnes in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Malawi and Niger?
- 3.95 million tonnes, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Niger rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Malawi ranks 158th and Niger ranks 157th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.