Malawi vs Rwanda: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Malawi
6.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Rwanda
5.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malawi rank
146th
Rwanda rank
148th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Malawi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 6.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Rwanda, a difference of 596,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 146th and Rwanda ranks 148th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 14 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 187,190 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1860s | 195,641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 130,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1870s | 209,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 141,423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1880s | 224,902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153,708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71,193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1890s | 241,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 166,311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1900s | 281,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 183,075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98,435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1910s | 349,392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 213,027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 136,365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1920s | 440,636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 263,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 177,118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1930s | 574,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 340,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 234,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1940s | 732,487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 509,739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 222,748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1950s | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 74,005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 1960s | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 3.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 499,341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 3.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malawi |
| 2020s | 5.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 772,694 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 Rwanda?
- Malawi, at 6.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Malawi and Rwanda?
- 596,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Malawi ranks 146th and Rwanda ranks 148th 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.