Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Malawi
5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Zimbabwe
5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malawi rank
80th
Zimbabwe rank
82nd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Malawi
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zimbabwe, a difference of 288,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Malawi ranks 80th and Zimbabwe ranks 82nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 38,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 201,179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 163,002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1860s | 40,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 215,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 174,976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1870s | 50,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 262,758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 212,163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1880s | 65,581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 333,176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 267,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1890s | 74,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 378,362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 303,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1900s | 85,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 429,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 343,750 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 111,167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 552,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 441,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 159,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 795,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 635,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 177,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 872,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 695,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 392,846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 581,797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 616,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 897,703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 5.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 343,460 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Malawi or Zimbabwe?
- Malawi, at 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 288,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Malawi ranks 80th and Zimbabwe ranks 82nd 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
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.