Malawi vs Uganda: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Malawi
0.0681 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Uganda
0.0601 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Malawi rank
160th
Uganda rank
163rd
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.0681 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0601 kilograms per international-$ in Uganda, a difference of 0.008 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 160th and Uganda ranks 163rd of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 7 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2041 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0337 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1705 kilograms per international-$ | Malawi |
| 1960s | 0.1501 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0611 kilograms per international-$ | 0.089 kilograms per international-$ | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.1218 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0802 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0415 kilograms per international-$ | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.0864 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0506 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0358 kilograms per international-$ | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.0922 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0441 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0481 kilograms per international-$ | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.0703 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0491 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0212 kilograms per international-$ | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.0571 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0606 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0036 kilograms per international-$ | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.0688 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0617 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0072 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, Malawi or Uganda?
- Malawi, at 0.0681 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0601 kilograms per international-$ in Uganda as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.008 kilograms per international-$, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 160th and Uganda ranks 163rd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).