Malawi vs Sweden: Methane emissions
Malawi
8.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sweden
7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malawi rank
112th
Sweden rank
115th
Methane emissions over time
- Malawi
- Sweden
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 8.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sweden, a difference of 447,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Malawi ranks 112th and Sweden ranks 115th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 340,186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1860s | 349,985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1870s | 364,502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1880s | 380,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1890s | 397,584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1900s | 437,637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1910s | 521,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1920s | 650,348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1930s | 828,343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1990s | 3.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2000s | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2010s | 5.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2020s | 7.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Malawi or Sweden?
- Malawi, at 8.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Malawi and Sweden?
- 447,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sweden rank globally for methane emissions?
- Malawi ranks 112th and Sweden ranks 115th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.