Liberia vs Malawi: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Liberia
1.11 billion tonnes
in 2024
Malawi
1.19 billion tonnes
in 2024
Liberia rank
122nd
Malawi rank
120th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Liberia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.19 billion tonnes against 1.11 billion tonnes in Liberia, a difference of 72.86 million tonnes.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 122nd and Malawi ranks 120th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 101.48 million tonnes | 77.89 million tonnes | 23.59 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1960s | 177.16 million tonnes | 276.62 million tonnes | 99.46 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1970s | 223.86 million tonnes | 493.72 million tonnes | 269.87 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1980s | 294.00 million tonnes | 593.65 million tonnes | 299.65 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1990s | 383.17 million tonnes | 702.60 million tonnes | 319.42 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2000s | 578.71 million tonnes | 900.71 million tonnes | 322.00 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2010s | 861.59 million tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 206.26 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.06 billion tonnes | 1.16 billion tonnes | 99.85 million tonnes | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Liberia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1.19 billion tonnes against 1.11 billion tonnes in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Liberia and Malawi?
- 72.86 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 including land-use change?
- Liberia ranks 122nd and Malawi ranks 120th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.