Malawi vs Niger: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Malawi
6.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Niger
6.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malawi rank
146th
Niger rank
144th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Malawi
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 6.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malawi, a difference of 639,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Niger ahead.
Malawi ranks 146th and Niger ranks 144th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 13 and Niger in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 187,190 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 203,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1860s | 195,641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 207,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1870s | 209,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 213,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1880s | 224,902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 222,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1890s | 241,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 243,853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
| 1900s | 281,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 276,578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1910s | 349,392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 343,154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1920s | 440,636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 416,239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1930s | 574,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 560,164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1940s | 732,487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 684,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1950s | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 875,596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 357,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1960s | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 252,374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1970s | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 347,245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1980s | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1990s | 3.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 2000s | 3.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 431,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 2020s | 5.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 459,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niger |
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 Niger?
- Niger, at 6.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Malawi and Niger?
- 639,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Niger rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Malawi ranks 146th and Niger ranks 144th 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.