Malawi vs Sri Lanka: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Malawi
0.0681 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Sri Lanka
0.0721 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Malawi rank
160th
Sri Lanka rank
158th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Malawi
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0721 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0681 kilograms per international-$ in Malawi, a difference of 0.004 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 160th and Sri Lanka ranks 158th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2041 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1037 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1005 kilograms per international-$ | Malawi |
| 1960s | 0.1501 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1158 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0342 kilograms per international-$ | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.1218 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0969 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0248 kilograms per international-$ | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.0864 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0723 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0141 kilograms per international-$ | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.0922 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0671 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0251 kilograms per international-$ | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.0703 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0845 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0142 kilograms per international-$ | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0571 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0747 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0176 kilograms per international-$ | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0688 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0741 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0053 kilograms per international-$ | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Malawi or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0721 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0681 kilograms per international-$ in Malawi as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 0.004 kilograms per international-$, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Malawi and Sri Lanka rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 160th and Sri Lanka ranks 158th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).