Malawi vs Sweden: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Malawi
0.0681 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Sweden
0.0735 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Malawi rank
160th
Sweden rank
157th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Malawi
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0735 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0681 kilograms per international-$ in Malawi, a difference of 0.0054 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
Across all 73 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 160th and Sweden ranks 157th of 164 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2041 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4251 kilograms per international-$ | 0.221 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.1501 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4888 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3387 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.1218 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4757 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3539 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.0864 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2898 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2035 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0922 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2332 kilograms per international-$ | 0.141 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0703 kilograms per international-$ | 0.157 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0867 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0571 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1065 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0495 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0688 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0779 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0091 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0735 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 Sweden?
- 0.0054 kilograms per international-$, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sweden?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Malawi and Sweden rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 160th and Sweden ranks 157th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).