Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Malawi
54.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Sierra Leone
47.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Malawi rank
197th
Sierra Leone rank
199th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 54.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 47.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Sierra Leone, a difference of 7.03 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Malawi ranks 197th and Sierra Leone ranks 199th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.42 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 551.68 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 460.25 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 69.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 169.45 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 99.54 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 50.58 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 49.05 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 1.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 54.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 47.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 7.03 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Malawi ranks 197th and Sierra Leone ranks 199th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.