Malawi vs Uganda: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Malawi
54.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Uganda
58.52 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Malawi rank
197th
Uganda rank
195th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 58.52 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 54.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Malawi, a difference of 3.87 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 197th and Uganda ranks 195th of 213 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.42 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 105.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 14.51 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Uganda |
| 2010s | 69.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 105.61 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 35.7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Uganda |
| 2020s | 50.58 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 56.84 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 6.27 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Malawi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 58.52 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 54.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Malawi and Uganda?
- 3.87 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Malawi ranks 197th and Uganda ranks 195th 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.