Malawi vs Rwanda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita

Malawi
2.66 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda
2.62 tonnes per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
195th
Rwanda rank
197th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 2.66 tonnes per person against 2.62 tonnes per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 195th and Rwanda ranks 197th of 204 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 1.4 tonnes per person 0.1797 tonnes per person 1.22 tonnes per person Malawi
1970s 1.96 tonnes per person 0.319 tonnes per person 1.64 tonnes per person Malawi
1980s 2.17 tonnes per person 0.9132 tonnes per person 1.26 tonnes per person Malawi
1990s 2.28 tonnes per person 1.56 tonnes per person 0.7223 tonnes per person Malawi
2000s 2.53 tonnes per person 1.81 tonnes per person 0.7202 tonnes per person Malawi
2010s 2.52 tonnes per person 2.01 tonnes per person 0.5105 tonnes per person Malawi
2020s 2.62 tonnes per person 2.44 tonnes per person 0.1783 tonnes per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita, Malawi or Rwanda?
Malawi, at 2.66 tonnes per person against 2.62 tonnes per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita between Malawi and Rwanda?
0.04 tonnes per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita?
Malawi ranks 195th and Rwanda ranks 197th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 12,896 data points, 1960–2024
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.