Malawi vs Uganda: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Malawi
0.1532 tonnes per person
in 2023
Uganda
0.1809 tonnes per person
in 2023
Malawi rank
120th
Uganda rank
118th
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.1809 tonnes per person against 0.1532 tonnes per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0277 tonnes per person.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Malawi ranks 120th and Uganda ranks 118th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0868 tonnes per person | 0.0831 tonnes per person | 0.0037 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.0639 tonnes per person | 0.125 tonnes per person | 0.061 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.0693 tonnes per person | 0.1754 tonnes per person | 0.1061 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.1514 tonnes per person | 0.1816 tonnes per person | 0.0303 tonnes per person | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Malawi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.1809 tonnes per person against 0.1532 tonnes per person in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.0277 tonnes per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Malawi ranks 120th and Uganda ranks 118th 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 Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP 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 consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.