Liberia vs Malawi: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Liberia
52.52 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi
57.56 million tonnes
in 2024
Liberia rank
161st
Malawi rank
158th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Liberia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 57.56 million tonnes against 52.52 million tonnes in Liberia, a difference of 5.04 million tonnes.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Liberia ranks 161st and Malawi ranks 158th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 353,942 tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1960s | 2.86 million tonnes | 5.72 million tonnes | 2.85 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1970s | 14.52 million tonnes | 10.38 million tonnes | 4.13 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1980s | 27.98 million tonnes | 16.42 million tonnes | 11.56 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1990s | 33.64 million tonnes | 23.52 million tonnes | 10.12 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 2000s | 38.25 million tonnes | 32.31 million tonnes | 5.94 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 2010s | 45.05 million tonnes | 42.48 million tonnes | 2.58 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 2020s | 50.83 million tonnes | 53.88 million tonnes | 3.05 million tonnes | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Liberia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 57.56 million tonnes against 52.52 million tonnes in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Liberia and Malawi?
- 5.04 million tonnes, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malawi?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Malawi rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Liberia ranks 161st 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
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.