Malawi vs Yemen: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Malawi
25.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Yemen
26.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malawi rank
122nd
Yemen rank
119th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Malawi
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 26.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 25.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malawi, a difference of 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 122nd and Yemen ranks 119th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 433,083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1860s | 585,002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1870s | 296,476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1880s | 444,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1890s | 72,478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1900s | -550,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1910s | -817,233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1920s | 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 253,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1930s | 4.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1940s | 7.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1950s | 12.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1960s | 19.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1970s | 14.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1980s | 11.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1990s | 17.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 2000s | 24.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 2010s | 22.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 2020s | 25.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Malawi or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 26.66 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 Malawi and Yemen?
- 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Yemen?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Yemen rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Malawi ranks 122nd and Yemen ranks 119th 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.