Malawi vs Sri Lanka: Co2 land use per capita

Malawi
0.4275
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.4482
in 2024
Malawi rank
64th
Sri Lanka rank
61st

Co2 land use per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Sri Lanka
02.557.51012.5185019372024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.4482 against 0.4275 in Malawi, a difference of 0.0207.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Malawi ranks 64th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 194 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 8 and Sri Lanka in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1850s 0.5573 9.17 8.61 Sri Lanka
1860s 0.0485 5.16 5.11 Sri Lanka
1870s 0.0135 1.19 1.18 Sri Lanka
1880s 0.1538 1.65 1.5 Sri Lanka
1890s -0.2073 3.58 3.79 Sri Lanka
1900s -0.723 2.66 3.38 Sri Lanka
1910s -0.8724 1.8 2.67 Sri Lanka
1920s 0.9736 1.27 0.2959 Sri Lanka
1930s 1.95 1.35 0.6013 Malawi
1940s 2.54 3.54 0.9968 Sri Lanka
1950s 4.11 2.69 1.42 Malawi
1960s 6.25 4.49 1.76 Malawi
1970s 2.89 1.58 1.31 Malawi
1980s 1.17 0.7057 0.4645 Malawi
1990s 1.35 0.8108 0.5351 Malawi
2000s 1.61 1.3 0.3034 Malawi
2010s 0.7213 0.8949 0.1735 Sri Lanka
2020s 0.4747 0.422 0.0527 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co2 land use per capita, Malawi or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.4482 against 0.4275 in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in co2 land use per capita between Malawi and Sri Lanka?
0.0207, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Sri Lanka rank globally for co2 land use per capita?
Malawi ranks 64th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Co2 land use per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 33,660 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed