Malawi vs Yemen: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Malawi
0.2%
in 2024
Yemen
0.2%
in 2024
Malawi rank
80th
Yemen rank
83rd
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Malawi
- Yemen
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Yemen, a difference of 0.0%.
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 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Malawi or Yemen?
- Malawi, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Malawi and Yemen?
- 0.0%, 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 share of global 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 Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.