Malawi vs Senegal: Nitrous oxide emissions
Malawi
5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Senegal
6.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malawi rank
80th
Senegal rank
77th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Malawi
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 6.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malawi, a difference of 544,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 80th and Senegal ranks 77th of 201 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 38,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 141,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 103,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1860s | 40,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 150,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 109,803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1870s | 50,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 189,388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 138,793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1880s | 65,581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 249,522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 183,941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1890s | 74,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 283,115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 208,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1900s | 85,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 318,258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 232,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1910s | 111,167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 423,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 311,875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1920s | 159,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 646,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 486,438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1930s | 177,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 697,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 520,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1940s | 392,846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1950s | 581,797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1960s | 616,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1970s | 897,703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1980s | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1990s | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 2000s | 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 2010s | 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 2020s | 5.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 534,150 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Malawi or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 6.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Malawi and Senegal?
- 544,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Senegal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Senegal rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Malawi ranks 80th and Senegal ranks 77th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.