Cyprus vs Malawi: Emissions of air pollutants

Cyprus
31,550 tonnes
in 2022
Malawi
33,528 tonnes
in 2022
Cyprus rank
144th
Malawi rank
143rd

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Cyprus
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 33,528 tonnes against 31,550 tonnes in Cyprus, a difference of 1,978 tonnes.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Malawi ahead.

Cyprus ranks 144th and Malawi ranks 143rd of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.