Malawi vs Somalia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Malawi
40.98 million tonnes
in 2024
Somalia
41.83 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi rank
162nd
Somalia rank
160th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Malawi
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 41.83 million tonnes against 40.98 million tonnes in Malawi, a difference of 848,700 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.
Malawi ranks 162nd and Somalia ranks 160th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 459,531 tonnes | 298,982 tonnes | 160,549 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1960s | 1.87 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 611,826 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1970s | 4.76 million tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1980s | 9.08 million tonnes | 10.11 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 1990s | 14.48 million tonnes | 17.69 million tonnes | 3.21 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 2000s | 21.17 million tonnes | 23.45 million tonnes | 2.28 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 2010s | 29.21 million tonnes | 31.27 million tonnes | 2.06 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 2020s | 38.12 million tonnes | 39.26 million tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Malawi or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 41.83 million tonnes against 40.98 million tonnes in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Malawi and Somalia?
- 848,700 tonnes, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Malawi ranks 162nd and Somalia ranks 160th 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.