Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malawi: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.0645 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Malawi
0.0681 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
161st
Malawi rank
160th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.0681 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0645 kilograms per international-$ in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0036 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 161st and Malawi ranks 160th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1529 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2041 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0512 kilograms per international-$ | Malawi |
| 1960s | 0.1128 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1501 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0373 kilograms per international-$ | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.1135 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1218 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0082 kilograms per international-$ | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.1234 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0864 kilograms per international-$ | 0.037 kilograms per international-$ | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 0.1174 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0922 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0252 kilograms per international-$ | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 0.0732 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0703 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0029 kilograms per international-$ | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 0.0538 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0571 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0033 kilograms per international-$ | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.056 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0688 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0128 kilograms per international-$ | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Democratic Republic of Congo or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.0681 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0645 kilograms per international-$ in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
- 0.0036 kilograms per international-$, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 161st and Malawi ranks 160th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).