Malawi vs Sudan: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Malawi
9.26 million tonnes
in 2024
Sudan
8.87 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi rank
53rd
Sudan rank
54th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Malawi
- Sudan
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 9.26 million tonnes against 8.87 million tonnes in Sudan, a difference of 391,570 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 53rd and Sudan ranks 54th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.20 million tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | 44,010 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1860s | 104,362 tonnes | 771,052 tonnes | 666,691 tonnes | Sudan |
| 1870s | 28,030 tonnes | 939,614 tonnes | 911,585 tonnes | Sudan |
| 1880s | 326,990 tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | 812,058 tonnes | Sudan |
| 1890s | -435,474 tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 1.76 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1900s | -1.44 million tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | 3.22 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1910s | -1.65 million tonnes | 2.46 million tonnes | 4.11 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1920s | 1.97 million tonnes | 3.57 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1930s | 4.46 million tonnes | 5.81 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1940s | 6.81 million tonnes | 13.73 million tonnes | 6.92 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1950s | 13.14 million tonnes | 31.78 million tonnes | 18.65 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1960s | 25.22 million tonnes | 21.71 million tonnes | 3.51 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1970s | 14.54 million tonnes | 12.29 million tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1980s | 8.71 million tonnes | 11.03 million tonnes | 2.31 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1990s | 13.96 million tonnes | 42.74 million tonnes | 28.79 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 2000s | 20.34 million tonnes | 41.13 million tonnes | 20.78 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 2010s | 12.11 million tonnes | 52.36 million tonnes | 40.25 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 2020s | 9.73 million tonnes | 9.74 million tonnes | 5,248 tonnes | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Malawi or Sudan?
- Malawi, at 9.26 million tonnes against 8.87 million tonnes in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Malawi and Sudan?
- 391,570 tonnes, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sudan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Malawi ranks 53rd and Sudan ranks 54th 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.