Chad vs Malawi: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Chad
1.23 billion tonnes
in 2024
Malawi
1.24 billion tonnes
in 2024
Chad rank
83rd
Malawi rank
82nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Chad
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.24 billion tonnes against 1.23 billion tonnes in Chad, a difference of 16.20 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 83rd and Malawi ranks 82nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 14 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 121.98 million tonnes | 8.32 million tonnes | 113.66 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1860s | 327.24 million tonnes | 12.97 million tonnes | 314.28 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1870s | 375.23 million tonnes | 12.62 million tonnes | 362.61 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1880s | 391.31 million tonnes | 15.38 million tonnes | 375.93 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1890s | 390.79 million tonnes | 14.93 million tonnes | 375.86 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1900s | 369.09 million tonnes | 5.13 million tonnes | 363.97 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1910s | 345.45 million tonnes | -11.46 million tonnes | 356.91 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1920s | 340.95 million tonnes | -11.25 million tonnes | 352.20 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1930s | 377.97 million tonnes | 24.62 million tonnes | 353.35 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1940s | 438.64 million tonnes | 81.38 million tonnes | 357.25 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1950s | 526.79 million tonnes | 189.84 million tonnes | 336.95 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1960s | 616.66 million tonnes | 384.64 million tonnes | 232.02 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1970s | 665.19 million tonnes | 597.08 million tonnes | 68.11 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1980s | 719.35 million tonnes | 690.97 million tonnes | 28.38 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1990s | 785.28 million tonnes | 792.82 million tonnes | 7.54 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2000s | 892.84 million tonnes | 982.14 million tonnes | 89.30 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | 33.97 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.21 billion tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | 11.79 million tonnes | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Chad or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1.24 billion tonnes against 1.23 billion tonnes in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Chad and Malawi?
- 16.20 million tonnes, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Malawi?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Malawi rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Chad ranks 83rd and Malawi ranks 82nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.