Malawi vs Somalia: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita
Malawi
0.0869 tonnes per person
in 2024
Somalia
0.0694 tonnes per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
209th
Somalia rank
211th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita over time
- Malawi
- Somalia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.0869 tonnes per person against 0.0694 tonnes per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.0175 tonnes per person.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 209th and Somalia ranks 211th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1119 tonnes per person | 0.0244 tonnes per person | 0.0874 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 1960s | 0.0932 tonnes per person | 0.0405 tonnes per person | 0.0527 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.1087 tonnes per person | 0.0922 tonnes per person | 0.0165 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.0783 tonnes per person | 0.1235 tonnes per person | 0.0452 tonnes per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.0838 tonnes per person | 0.0843 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.0702 tonnes per person | 0.0606 tonnes per person | 0.0096 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.0705 tonnes per person | 0.0662 tonnes per person | 0.0042 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.0884 tonnes per person | 0.0693 tonnes per person | 0.019 tonnes per person | Malawi |
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, Malawi or Somalia?
- Malawi, at 0.0869 tonnes per person against 0.0694 tonnes per person in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita between Malawi and Somalia?
- 0.0175 tonnes per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita?
- Malawi ranks 209th and Somalia ranks 211th 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.