Liberia vs Malawi: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Liberia
24.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malawi
25.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Liberia rank
123rd
Malawi rank
122nd
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Liberia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 25.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 24.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Liberia, a difference of 464,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 123rd and Malawi ranks 122nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 12 and Malawi in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 11.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1860s | 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 585,002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1870s | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 296,476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1880s | 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 444,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1890s | 2.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72,478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1900s | 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -550,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1910s | 5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -817,233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1920s | 8.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1930s | 9.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1940s | 30.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1950s | 14.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1960s | 5.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1970s | 6.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1980s | 7.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1990s | 12.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 2000s | 23.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 2010s | 28.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 2020s | 23.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 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, Liberia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 25.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 24.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Liberia and Malawi?
- 464,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malawi?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Malawi rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Liberia ranks 123rd 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.