Mali vs Zimbabwe: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Mali
235,824 tonnes
in 2024
Zimbabwe
257,859 tonnes
in 2024
Mali rank
67th
Zimbabwe rank
65th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Mali
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 257,859 tonnes against 235,824 tonnes in Mali, a difference of 22,035 tonnes.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 67th and Zimbabwe ranks 65th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,358 tonnes | 51,072 tonnes | 39,713 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 26,670 tonnes | 268,777 tonnes | 242,107 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | -1,203 tonnes | 668,199 tonnes | 669,402 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 55,508 tonnes | -38,956 tonnes | 94,463 tonnes | Mali |
| 2000s | 91,600 tonnes | -747,435 tonnes | 839,035 tonnes | Mali |
| 2010s | 370,708 tonnes | 201,703 tonnes | 169,004 tonnes | Mali |
| 2020s | 276,960 tonnes | 686,872 tonnes | 409,912 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Mali or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 257,859 tonnes against 235,824 tonnes in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Mali and Zimbabwe?
- 22,035 tonnes, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zimbabwe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Zimbabwe rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Mali ranks 67th and Zimbabwe ranks 65th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.