Kyrgyzstan vs Malawi: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region

Kyrgyzstan
22.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malawi
25.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
124th
Malawi rank
122nd

Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 25.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 22.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 2.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 124th and Malawi ranks 122nd of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 15 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kyrgyzstan Malawi Difference Ahead
1850s 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kyrgyzstan
1860s 3.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 585,002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kyrgyzstan
1870s 3.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 296,476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kyrgyzstan
1880s 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 444,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kyrgyzstan
1890s 4.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 72,478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kyrgyzstan
1900s 4.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents -550,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kyrgyzstan
1910s 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents -817,233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kyrgyzstan
1920s 5.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kyrgyzstan
1930s 6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kyrgyzstan
1940s 8.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kyrgyzstan
1950s 17.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kyrgyzstan
1960s 22.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kyrgyzstan
1970s 27.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kyrgyzstan
1980s 31.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kyrgyzstan
1990s 19.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kyrgyzstan
2000s 14.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Malawi
2010s 19.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Malawi
2020s 21.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.73 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, Kyrgyzstan or Malawi?
Malawi, at 25.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 22.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Kyrgyzstan and Malawi?
2.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Malawi?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Malawi rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 124th 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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Indicator
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
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
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.