Barbados vs Malawi: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region

Barbados
63.88 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi
57.56 million tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
155th
Malawi rank
158th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time

  • Barbados
  • Malawi
020.0M40.0M60.0M192819762024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 63.88 million tonnes against 57.56 million tonnes in Malawi, a difference of 6.32 million tonnes.

That makes Barbados'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.

Barbados ranks 155th and Malawi ranks 158th of 215 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Malawi Difference Ahead
1950s 632,772 tonnes 1.78 million tonnes 1.15 million tonnes Malawi
1960s 2.47 million tonnes 5.72 million tonnes 3.24 million tonnes Malawi
1970s 6.71 million tonnes 10.38 million tonnes 3.67 million tonnes Malawi
1980s 13.36 million tonnes 16.42 million tonnes 3.06 million tonnes Malawi
1990s 23.24 million tonnes 23.52 million tonnes 278,830 tonnes Malawi
2000s 35.94 million tonnes 32.31 million tonnes 3.62 million tonnes Barbados
2010s 51.07 million tonnes 42.48 million tonnes 8.59 million tonnes Barbados
2020s 61.23 million tonnes 53.88 million tonnes 7.35 million tonnes Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Barbados or Malawi?
Barbados, at 63.88 million tonnes against 57.56 million tonnes in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Barbados and Malawi?
6.32 million tonnes, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malawi?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Malawi rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
Barbados ranks 155th and Malawi ranks 158th 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 by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
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
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.