Malawi vs Yemen: Nitrous oxide emissions
Malawi
5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Yemen
5.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malawi rank
80th
Yemen rank
83rd
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Malawi
- Yemen
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Yemen, a difference of 463,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Yemen ahead.
Malawi ranks 80th and Yemen ranks 83rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 38,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 123,076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 84,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1860s | 40,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 131,128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90,328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1870s | 50,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 165,102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 114,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1880s | 65,581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 217,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 152,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1890s | 74,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 238,033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 163,315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1900s | 85,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 253,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 167,273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1910s | 111,167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 275,581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 164,414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1920s | 159,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 365,349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 205,573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1930s | 177,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 551,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 374,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1940s | 392,846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 871,221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 478,375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1950s | 581,797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 750,922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1960s | 616,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 938,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1970s | 897,703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 683,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1980s | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 783,263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1990s | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 2000s | 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 2010s | 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 2020s | 5.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 438,970 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Malawi or Yemen?
- Malawi, at 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Malawi and Yemen?
- 463,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Yemen?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Yemen rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Malawi ranks 80th and Yemen ranks 83rd 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.