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