Malawi vs Serbia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Malawi
1.24 billion tonnes
in 2024
Serbia
1.17 billion tonnes
in 2024
Malawi rank
82nd
Serbia rank
85th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Malawi
- Serbia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.24 billion tonnes against 1.17 billion tonnes in Serbia, a difference of 76.65 million tonnes.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Serbia ahead.
Malawi ranks 82nd and Serbia ranks 85th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Serbia in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.32 million tonnes | 79.55 million tonnes | 71.24 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 1860s | 12.97 million tonnes | 234.42 million tonnes | 221.46 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 1870s | 12.62 million tonnes | 395.41 million tonnes | 382.79 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 1880s | 15.38 million tonnes | 557.82 million tonnes | 542.45 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 1890s | 14.93 million tonnes | 718.93 million tonnes | 704.00 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 1900s | 5.13 million tonnes | 877.49 million tonnes | 872.36 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 1910s | -11.46 million tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | 1.04 billion tonnes | Serbia |
| 1920s | -11.25 million tonnes | 1.18 billion tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | Serbia |
| 1930s | 24.62 million tonnes | 1.33 billion tonnes | 1.30 billion tonnes | Serbia |
| 1940s | 81.38 million tonnes | 1.46 billion tonnes | 1.38 billion tonnes | Serbia |
| 1950s | 189.84 million tonnes | 1.63 billion tonnes | 1.44 billion tonnes | Serbia |
| 1960s | 384.64 million tonnes | 1.77 billion tonnes | 1.39 billion tonnes | Serbia |
| 1970s | 597.08 million tonnes | 1.80 billion tonnes | 1.20 billion tonnes | Serbia |
| 1980s | 690.97 million tonnes | 1.79 billion tonnes | 1.10 billion tonnes | Serbia |
| 1990s | 792.82 million tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | 948.07 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 2000s | 982.14 million tonnes | 1.61 billion tonnes | 626.16 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 2010s | 1.14 billion tonnes | 1.36 billion tonnes | 217.56 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 2020s | 1.22 billion tonnes | 1.20 billion tonnes | 23.72 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, Malawi or Serbia?
- Malawi, at 1.24 billion tonnes against 1.17 billion tonnes in Serbia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Malawi and Serbia?
- 76.65 million tonnes, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Serbia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Serbia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Malawi ranks 82nd and Serbia ranks 85th 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.