Malawi vs Uganda: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Malawi
1.6%
in 2024
Uganda
1.6%
in 2024
Malawi rank
123rd
Uganda rank
121st
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Uganda ahead.
Malawi ranks 123rd and Uganda ranks 121st of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.1% | 17.5% | 9.4% | Uganda |
| 1960s | -1.3% | 11.4% | 12.8% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 5.5% | -4.9% | 10.3% | Malawi |
| 1980s | -1.0% | 2.3% | 3.3% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 9.3% | 7.8% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 6.9% | 1.0% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 0.3% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Malawi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.6% against 1.6% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.0%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Malawi ranks 123rd and Uganda ranks 121st 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.