Malawi vs Sweden: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas

Malawi
5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sweden
6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malawi rank
80th
Sweden rank
78th

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time

  • Malawi
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malawi, a difference of 493,650 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

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

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

Malawi ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 78th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sweden Difference Ahead
1850s 38,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 632,660 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 594,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1860s 40,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 681,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 640,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1870s 50,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 811,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 761,082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1880s 65,581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 935,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1890s 74,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1900s 85,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1910s 111,167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1920s 159,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1930s 177,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1940s 392,846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1950s 581,797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1960s 616,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1970s 897,703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1980s 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1990s 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
2000s 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
2010s 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
2020s 5.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 868,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Malawi or Sweden?
Sweden, at 6.07 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 Sweden?
493,650 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sweden?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Sweden rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
Malawi ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 78th 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.