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
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M185019372024

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

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.