Malawi vs Mauritius: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Malawi
6.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritius
5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malawi rank
146th
Mauritius rank
149th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Malawi
- Mauritius
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 6.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mauritius, a difference of 765,710 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 146th and Mauritius ranks 149th of 198 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 187,190 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,190 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1860s | 195,641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 100,455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1870s | 209,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 102,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107,051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1880s | 224,902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 106,109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 118,792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1890s | 241,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 136,194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1900s | 281,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 104,519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 176,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1910s | 349,392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 243,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1920s | 440,636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 109,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 330,862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1930s | 574,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 458,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1940s | 732,487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 595,091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1950s | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 403,761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 829,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1960s | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 683,563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 612,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1970s | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 566,371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1980s | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 690,931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1990s | 3.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 2000s | 3.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 2020s | 5.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million 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, Malawi or Mauritius?
- Malawi, at 6.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Malawi and Mauritius?
- 765,710 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mauritius?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Mauritius rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Malawi ranks 146th and Mauritius ranks 149th 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.