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

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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
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
194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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