Chad vs Malawi: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Chad
43.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi
40.98 million tonnes
in 2024
Chad rank
159th
Malawi rank
162nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Chad
- Malawi
How they compare
Chad currently reports 43.45 million tonnes against 40.98 million tonnes in Malawi, a difference of 2.47 million tonnes.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Chad ranks 159th and Malawi ranks 162nd of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 239,489 tonnes | 459,531 tonnes | 220,042 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1960s | 953,082 tonnes | 1.87 million tonnes | 916,228 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.32 million tonnes | 4.76 million tonnes | 2.45 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1980s | 4.22 million tonnes | 9.08 million tonnes | 4.86 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1990s | 7.15 million tonnes | 14.48 million tonnes | 7.33 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2000s | 12.68 million tonnes | 21.17 million tonnes | 8.49 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2010s | 24.79 million tonnes | 29.21 million tonnes | 4.42 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2020s | 39.03 million tonnes | 38.12 million tonnes | 918,000 tonnes | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Chad or Malawi?
- Chad, at 43.45 million tonnes against 40.98 million tonnes in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Chad and Malawi?
- 2.47 million tonnes, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Malawi?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Malawi rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Chad ranks 159th and Malawi ranks 162nd of 215 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.