Malawi vs Senegal: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas

Malawi
5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Senegal
6.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malawi rank
80th
Senegal rank
77th

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time

  • Malawi
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 6.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malawi, a difference of 544,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

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

Across all 175 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 80th and Senegal ranks 77th of 201 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Senegal Difference Ahead
1850s 38,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 141,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 103,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Senegal
1860s 40,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 150,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 109,803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Senegal
1870s 50,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 189,388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 138,793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Senegal
1880s 65,581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 249,522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 183,941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Senegal
1890s 74,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 283,115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 208,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Senegal
1900s 85,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 318,258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 232,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Senegal
1910s 111,167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 423,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 311,875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Senegal
1920s 159,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 646,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 486,438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Senegal
1930s 177,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 697,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 520,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Senegal
1940s 392,846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Senegal
1950s 581,797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Senegal
1960s 616,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Senegal
1970s 897,703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Senegal
1980s 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Senegal
1990s 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Senegal
2000s 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Senegal
2010s 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Senegal
2020s 5.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 534,150 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Malawi or Senegal?
Senegal, at 6.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Malawi and Senegal?
544,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Senegal?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Senegal rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
Malawi ranks 80th and Senegal ranks 77th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.