Malawi vs Malaysia: Greenhouse gas emissions by sector

Malawi
10.67 million tonnes
in 2023
Malaysia
10.11 million tonnes
in 2023
Malawi rank
79th
Malaysia rank
81st

Greenhouse gas emissions by sector over time

  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M199020062023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 10.67 million tonnes against 10.11 million tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 560,000 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malawi ranks 79th and Malaysia ranks 81st of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.