Malawi vs Somalia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Malawi
1.24 billion tonnes
in 2024
Somalia
1.19 billion tonnes
in 2024
Malawi rank
82nd
Somalia rank
84th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Malawi
- Somalia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.24 billion tonnes against 1.19 billion tonnes in Somalia, a difference of 53.82 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 82nd and Somalia ranks 84th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 15 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.32 million tonnes | -504,255 tonnes | 8.82 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1860s | 12.97 million tonnes | -2.87 million tonnes | 15.84 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1870s | 12.62 million tonnes | -5.59 million tonnes | 18.21 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1880s | 15.38 million tonnes | -7.85 million tonnes | 23.22 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1890s | 14.93 million tonnes | -9.10 million tonnes | 24.03 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1900s | 5.13 million tonnes | -8.76 million tonnes | 13.89 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1910s | -11.46 million tonnes | -8.64 million tonnes | 2.82 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 1920s | -11.25 million tonnes | -1.77 million tonnes | 9.47 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 1930s | 24.62 million tonnes | 26.29 million tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 1940s | 81.38 million tonnes | 74.76 million tonnes | 6.63 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1950s | 189.84 million tonnes | 152.15 million tonnes | 37.69 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1960s | 384.64 million tonnes | 245.53 million tonnes | 139.11 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1970s | 597.08 million tonnes | 333.86 million tonnes | 263.22 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1980s | 690.97 million tonnes | 438.61 million tonnes | 252.37 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1990s | 792.82 million tonnes | 560.69 million tonnes | 232.12 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2000s | 982.14 million tonnes | 737.53 million tonnes | 244.61 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.14 billion tonnes | 960.49 million tonnes | 178.62 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.22 billion tonnes | 1.13 billion tonnes | 90.43 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 Somalia?
- Malawi, at 1.24 billion tonnes against 1.19 billion tonnes in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Malawi and Somalia?
- 53.82 million tonnes, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Malawi ranks 82nd and Somalia ranks 84th 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.