Ethiopia vs Malawi: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Ethiopia
0.1806 tonnes per person
in 2023
Malawi
0.1532 tonnes per person
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
119th
Malawi rank
120th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- Ethiopia
- Malawi
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.1806 tonnes per person against 0.1532 tonnes per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0274 tonnes per person.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 119th and Malawi ranks 120th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0553 tonnes per person | 0.0868 tonnes per person | 0.0314 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.0603 tonnes per person | 0.0639 tonnes per person | 0.0037 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.1158 tonnes per person | 0.0693 tonnes per person | 0.0466 tonnes per person | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.1803 tonnes per person | 0.1514 tonnes per person | 0.029 tonnes per person | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Ethiopia or Malawi?
- Ethiopia, at 0.1806 tonnes per person against 0.1532 tonnes per person in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 0.0274 tonnes per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Ethiopia ranks 119th and Malawi ranks 120th of 120 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.