Botswana vs Malawi: Total ghg emissions

Botswana
26.20 million
in 2024
Malawi
25.00 million
in 2024
Botswana rank
121st
Malawi rank
122nd

Total ghg emissions over time

  • Botswana
  • Malawi
010.0M20.0M30.0M185019372024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 26.20 million against 25.00 million in Malawi, a difference of 1.20 million.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malawi ahead.

Botswana ranks 121st and Malawi ranks 122nd of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 7 and Malawi in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Malawi Difference Ahead
1850s 755,980 1.45 million 691,735 Malawi
1860s 981,256 585,002 396,253 Botswana
1870s 1.18 million 296,476 888,084 Botswana
1880s 1.35 million 444,397 901,182 Botswana
1890s 1.54 million 72,478 1.46 million Botswana
1900s 1.92 million -550,436 2.47 million Botswana
1910s 2.40 million -817,233 3.21 million Botswana
1920s 3.30 million 2.36 million 947,393 Botswana
1930s 4.12 million 4.88 million 758,244 Malawi
1940s 6.73 million 7.56 million 828,179 Malawi
1950s 8.21 million 12.86 million 4.65 million Malawi
1960s 8.56 million 19.15 million 10.59 million Malawi
1970s 9.75 million 14.22 million 4.47 million Malawi
1980s 11.03 million 11.74 million 713,809 Malawi
1990s 15.42 million 17.46 million 2.04 million Malawi
2000s 15.20 million 24.08 million 8.89 million Malawi
2010s 18.46 million 22.20 million 3.73 million Malawi
2020s 21.48 million 25.09 million 3.61 million Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total ghg emissions, Botswana or Malawi?
Botswana, at 26.20 million against 25.00 million in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in total ghg emissions between Botswana and Malawi?
1.20 million, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malawi?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Malawi rank globally for total ghg emissions?
Botswana ranks 121st and Malawi ranks 122nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Total ghg emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed