Afghanistan vs Mali: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita
Afghanistan
0.2538 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mali
0.2851 tonnes per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
194th
Mali rank
191st
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 0.2851 tonnes per person against 0.2538 tonnes per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0313 tonnes per person.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 194th and Mali ranks 191st of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0434 tonnes per person | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0.0344 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.0859 tonnes per person | 0.0293 tonnes per person | 0.0566 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.1547 tonnes per person | 0.0461 tonnes per person | 0.1086 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.2308 tonnes per person | 0.0478 tonnes per person | 0.1829 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0978 tonnes per person | 0.0607 tonnes per person | 0.0371 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.0952 tonnes per person | 0.1088 tonnes per person | 0.0136 tonnes per person | Mali |
| 2010s | 0.2888 tonnes per person | 0.1911 tonnes per person | 0.0977 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.2579 tonnes per person | 0.299 tonnes per person | 0.0411 tonnes per person | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita, Afghanistan or Mali?
- Mali, at 0.2851 tonnes per person against 0.2538 tonnes per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita between Afghanistan and Mali?
- 0.0313 tonnes per person, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mali?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Mali rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 194th and Mali ranks 191st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.