Albania vs Malawi: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Albania
5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malawi
6.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Albania rank
147th
Malawi rank
146th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Albania
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 6.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Albania, a difference of 537,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 147th and Malawi ranks 146th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 17 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 285,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 187,190 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1860s | 316,156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 195,641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 120,515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1870s | 350,561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 209,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 141,438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1880s | 389,021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 224,902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 164,119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1890s | 430,788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 241,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 189,457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1900s | 474,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 281,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1910s | 514,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 349,392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 165,302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1920s | 530,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 440,636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1930s | 681,918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 574,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1940s | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 732,487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 546,463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1950s | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 230,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1960s | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1970s | 7.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1980s | 9.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1990s | 3.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 399,221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 2000s | 4.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 883,225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 2010s | 6.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 2020s | 5.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 178,596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Albania or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 6.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Albania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Albania and Malawi?
- 537,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Malawi?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Malawi rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Albania ranks 147th and Malawi ranks 146th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.