Ethiopia vs Malawi: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Ethiopia
1.5%
in 2024
Malawi
1.6%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
125th
Malawi rank
123rd
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Ethiopia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Malawi ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 125th and Malawi ranks 123rd of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.2% | 8.1% | 13.2% | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 19.4% | -1.3% | 20.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 5.5% | 2.3% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 5.1% | -1.0% | 6.1% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 5.1% | 3.4% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 1.5% | 6.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 6.0% | 4.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 2.3% | 1.5% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Ethiopia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 125th and Malawi ranks 123rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.