Malawi vs Sweden: Nitrous oxide emissions
Malawi
5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sweden
6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malawi rank
80th
Sweden rank
78th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Malawi
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malawi, a difference of 493,650 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 78th of 201 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 38,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 632,660 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 594,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1860s | 40,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 681,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 640,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1870s | 50,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 811,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 761,082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1880s | 65,581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 935,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1890s | 74,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1900s | 85,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1910s | 111,167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1920s | 159,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1930s | 177,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1940s | 392,846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1950s | 581,797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1960s | 616,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1970s | 897,703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2020s | 5.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 868,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Malawi or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 6.07 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 Sweden?
- 493,650 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Sweden 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 nitrous oxide emissions?
- Malawi ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 78th 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.