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

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.

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
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: 179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.