Burundi vs Malawi: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita

Burundi
0.0653 tonnes per person
in 2024
Malawi
0.0869 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burundi rank
212th
Malawi rank
209th

CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Burundi
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0869 tonnes per person against 0.0653 tonnes per person in Burundi, a difference of 0.0216 tonnes per person.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Burundi's.

Across all 75 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 212th and Malawi ranks 209th of 213 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
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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.