Malawi vs Moldova: Emissions of air pollutants

Malawi
33,528 tonnes
in 2022
Moldova
34,168 tonnes
in 2022
Malawi rank
143rd
Moldova rank
142nd

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Malawi
  • Moldova
050.0k100.0k150.0k175018862022

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 34,168 tonnes against 33,528 tonnes in Malawi, a difference of 639.8 tonnes.

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

Malawi ranks 143rd and Moldova ranks 142nd 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.