Egypt vs Mali: Carbon intensity of energy
Egypt
239.79 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Mali
240.38 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Egypt rank
55th
Mali rank
54th
Carbon intensity of energy over time
- Egypt
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 240.38 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 239.79 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Egypt, a difference of 0.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 55th and Mali ranks 54th of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 215.97 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 215.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 0.135 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Egypt |
| 1990s | 227.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 268.11 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 40.53 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Mali |
| 2000s | 241.83 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 292.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 50.76 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Mali |
| 2010s | 235.95 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 223.8 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 12.15 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Egypt |
| 2020s | 246.39 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 239.24 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 7.15 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of energy, Egypt or Mali?
- Mali, at 240.38 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 239.79 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of energy between Egypt and Mali?
- 0.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mali?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Mali rank globally for carbon intensity of energy?
- Egypt ranks 55th and Mali ranks 54th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity of energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.