Malawi vs Tajikistan: Methane emissions
Malawi
8.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tajikistan
8.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malawi rank
112th
Tajikistan rank
113th
Methane emissions over time
- Malawi
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 8.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tajikistan, a difference of 274,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Malawi ranks 112th and Tajikistan ranks 113th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Tajikistan in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 340,186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 475,709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 135,522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
| 1860s | 349,985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 505,571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 155,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
| 1870s | 364,502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 549,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 184,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
| 1880s | 380,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 592,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 212,264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
| 1890s | 397,584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 640,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 242,564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
| 1900s | 437,637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 692,485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 254,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
| 1910s | 521,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 755,888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 234,814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
| 1920s | 650,348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 834,576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 184,228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
| 1930s | 828,343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 992,861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 164,517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
| 1940s | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 399,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
| 1950s | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 3.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 267,843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 115,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 2010s | 5.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 557,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 7.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 96,328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Malawi or Tajikistan?
- Malawi, at 8.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tajikistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Malawi and Tajikistan?
- 274,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tajikistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Tajikistan rank globally for methane emissions?
- Malawi ranks 112th and Tajikistan ranks 113th 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.