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