Malawi vs Montenegro: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

Malawi
40.98 million tonnes
in 2024
Montenegro
36.06 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi rank
162nd
Montenegro rank
163rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Malawi
  • Montenegro
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 40.98 million tonnes against 36.06 million tonnes in Montenegro, a difference of 4.91 million tonnes.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Montenegro's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Montenegro ahead.

Malawi ranks 162nd and Montenegro ranks 163rd of 215 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 7 and Montenegro in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Montenegro Difference Ahead
1950s 459,531 tonnes 188,955 tonnes 270,576 tonnes Malawi
1960s 1.87 million tonnes 738,020 tonnes 1.13 million tonnes Malawi
1970s 4.76 million tonnes 3.57 million tonnes 1.20 million tonnes Malawi
1980s 9.08 million tonnes 9.10 million tonnes 10,118 tonnes Montenegro
1990s 14.48 million tonnes 13.81 million tonnes 667,890 tonnes Malawi
2000s 21.17 million tonnes 18.88 million tonnes 2.29 million tonnes Malawi
2010s 29.21 million tonnes 26.94 million tonnes 2.27 million tonnes Malawi
2020s 38.12 million tonnes 33.90 million tonnes 4.22 million tonnes Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Malawi or Montenegro?
Malawi, at 40.98 million tonnes against 36.06 million tonnes in Montenegro as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Malawi and Montenegro?
4.91 million tonnes, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Montenegro?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Montenegro rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
Malawi ranks 162nd and Montenegro ranks 163rd 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
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
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.