Botswana vs Malawi: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Botswana
26.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malawi
25.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Botswana rank
121st
Malawi rank
122nd
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Botswana
- Malawi
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 26.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 25.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malawi, a difference of 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malawi ahead.
Botswana ranks 121st and Malawi ranks 122nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 7 and Malawi in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 755,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 691,735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1860s | 981,256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 585,002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 396,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1870s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 296,476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 888,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1880s | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 444,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 901,182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1890s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72,478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1900s | 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -550,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1910s | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -817,233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1920s | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 947,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1930s | 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 758,244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1940s | 6.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 828,179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1950s | 8.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1960s | 8.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1970s | 9.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1980s | 11.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 713,809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1990s | 15.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 2000s | 15.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 2010s | 18.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 2020s | 21.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Botswana or Malawi?
- Botswana, at 26.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 25.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Botswana and Malawi?
- 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malawi?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Malawi rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Botswana ranks 121st and Malawi ranks 122nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.