Kuwait vs Malawi: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Kuwait
7.50 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi
12.65 million tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait rank
115th
Malawi rank
112th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Kuwait
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 12.65 million tonnes against 7.50 million tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 5.15 million tonnes.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.7 times Kuwait's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 115th and Malawi ranks 112th of 179 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 tonnes | 6.33 million tonnes | 6.33 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0 tonnes | 7.65 million tonnes | 7.65 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2000s | 3,558 tonnes | 9.22 million tonnes | 9.21 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.49 million tonnes | 10.95 million tonnes | 8.47 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2020s | 6.44 million tonnes | 12.32 million tonnes | 5.88 million tonnes | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Kuwait or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 12.65 million tonnes against 7.50 million tonnes in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Kuwait and Malawi?
- 5.15 million tonnes, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malawi?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Malawi rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Kuwait ranks 115th 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.