Malawi vs Reunion: Emissions of air pollutants

Malawi
33,528 tonnes
in 2022
Reunion
34,888 tonnes
in 2022
Malawi rank
143rd
Reunion rank
140th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Malawi
  • Reunion
010.0k20.0k30.0k175018862022

How they compare

Reunion currently reports 34,888 tonnes against 33,528 tonnes in Malawi, a difference of 1,360 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 143rd and Reunion ranks 140th 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.