Malawi vs Tunisia: Methane emissions
Malawi
8.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tunisia
8.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malawi rank
112th
Tunisia rank
111th
Methane emissions over time
- Malawi
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 8.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malawi, a difference of 23,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 112th and Tunisia ranks 111th of 199 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 340,186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 467,547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 127,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1860s | 349,985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 520,152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 170,168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1870s | 364,502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 609,592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 245,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1880s | 380,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 706,134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 325,793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1890s | 397,584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 818,533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 420,950 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1900s | 437,637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 953,897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 516,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1910s | 521,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 602,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1920s | 650,348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 713,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1930s | 828,343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 821,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1940s | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 937,618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1950s | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1960s | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 3.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 5.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 7.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 380,628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Malawi or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 8.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Malawi and Tunisia?
- 23,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tunisia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Tunisia rank globally for methane emissions?
- Malawi ranks 112th and Tunisia ranks 111th 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.