Australia vs Mali: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Australia
41.66 million tonnes
in 2024
Mali
31.32 million tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
24th
Mali rank
26th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Australia
- Mali
How they compare
Australia currently reports 41.66 million tonnes against 31.32 million tonnes in Mali, a difference of 10.33 million tonnes.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 24th and Mali ranks 26th of 197 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 10.83 million tonnes | 2.18 million tonnes | 8.65 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1860s | 16.03 million tonnes | 541,920 tonnes | 15.49 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1870s | 29.01 million tonnes | 478,900 tonnes | 28.53 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1880s | 26.94 million tonnes | 758,411 tonnes | 26.18 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1890s | 45.05 million tonnes | 892,378 tonnes | 44.15 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1900s | 48.42 million tonnes | 2.46 million tonnes | 45.97 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1910s | 42.29 million tonnes | 2.78 million tonnes | 39.52 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1920s | 148.22 million tonnes | 5.33 million tonnes | 142.89 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1930s | 75.34 million tonnes | 7.07 million tonnes | 68.27 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1940s | 50.11 million tonnes | 8.99 million tonnes | 41.12 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1950s | 154.84 million tonnes | 7.51 million tonnes | 147.33 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1960s | 213.04 million tonnes | 3.83 million tonnes | 209.21 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 52.97 million tonnes | 6.68 million tonnes | 46.28 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 69.27 million tonnes | 4.09 million tonnes | 65.18 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 92.02 million tonnes | 50.72 million tonnes | 41.29 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 139.04 million tonnes | 45.57 million tonnes | 93.47 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 155.78 million tonnes | 35.05 million tonnes | 120.73 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 56.42 million tonnes | 32.64 million tonnes | 23.78 million tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Australia or Mali?
- Australia, at 41.66 million tonnes against 31.32 million tonnes in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Australia and Mali?
- 10.33 million tonnes, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mali?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Mali rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Australia ranks 24th and Mali ranks 26th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.