Bhutan vs Malawi: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Bhutan
12.36 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi
12.65 million tonnes
in 2024
Bhutan rank
113th
Malawi rank
112th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Bhutan
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 12.65 million tonnes against 12.36 million tonnes in Bhutan, a difference of 287,500 tonnes.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 113th and Malawi ranks 112th of 179 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 366.4 tonnes | 5.02 million tonnes | 5.02 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1980s | 38,141 tonnes | 6.33 million tonnes | 6.29 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1990s | 518,877 tonnes | 7.58 million tonnes | 7.06 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2000s | 2.23 million tonnes | 9.22 million tonnes | 6.98 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2010s | 6.09 million tonnes | 10.95 million tonnes | 4.86 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2020s | 10.74 million tonnes | 12.32 million tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Bhutan or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 12.65 million tonnes against 12.36 million tonnes in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Bhutan and Malawi?
- 287,500 tonnes, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Malawi?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Malawi rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Bhutan ranks 113th and Malawi ranks 112th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.