Mali vs South Sudan: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Mali
1.28 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Sudan
1.26 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mali rank
43rd
South Sudan rank
44th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Mali
- South Sudan
How they compare
Mali currently reports 1.28 tonnes per person against 1.26 tonnes per person in South Sudan, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was South Sudan ahead.
Mali ranks 43rd and South Sudan ranks 44th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.39 tonnes per person | 3.74 tonnes per person | 2.35 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1860s | 0.3263 tonnes per person | 3.37 tonnes per person | 3.04 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1870s | 0.2601 tonnes per person | 3.07 tonnes per person | 2.81 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1880s | 0.378 tonnes per person | 2.84 tonnes per person | 2.47 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1890s | 0.4048 tonnes per person | 2.67 tonnes per person | 2.27 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1900s | 0.9771 tonnes per person | 2.51 tonnes per person | 1.54 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1910s | 0.9712 tonnes per person | 2.38 tonnes per person | 1.41 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1920s | 1.64 tonnes per person | 2.44 tonnes per person | 0.7952 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1930s | 1.92 tonnes per person | 2.63 tonnes per person | 0.7103 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1940s | 2.1 tonnes per person | 3.4 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1950s | 1.5 tonnes per person | 4.94 tonnes per person | 3.44 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.6674 tonnes per person | 4.42 tonnes per person | 3.76 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.9745 tonnes per person | 3.25 tonnes per person | 2.27 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.4936 tonnes per person | 4.86 tonnes per person | 4.36 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 4.99 tonnes per person | 5.84 tonnes per person | 0.8528 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 3.5 tonnes per person | 3.21 tonnes per person | 0.2825 tonnes per person | Mali |
| 2010s | 1.91 tonnes per person | 3.35 tonnes per person | 1.44 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 1.42 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 0.39 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Mali or South Sudan?
- Mali, at 1.28 tonnes per person against 1.26 tonnes per person in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Mali and South Sudan?
- 0.02 tonnes per person, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and South Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mali and South Sudan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Mali ranks 43rd and South Sudan ranks 44th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.