Malawi vs Tajikistan: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Malawi
54.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Tajikistan
72.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Malawi rank
197th
Tajikistan rank
194th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Malawi
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 72.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 54.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Malawi, a difference of 17.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 197th and Tajikistan ranks 194th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Tajikistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.42 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 31.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 60.14 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Malawi |
| 2010s | 69.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 48.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 21.51 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Malawi |
| 2020s | 50.58 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 90.52 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 39.94 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Malawi or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 72.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 54.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Malawi and Tajikistan?
- 17.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tajikistan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Tajikistan rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Malawi ranks 197th and Tajikistan ranks 194th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.