China vs Malawi: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita

China
57.98 tonnes per person
in 2024
Malawi
57.38 tonnes per person
in 2024
China rank
110th
Malawi rank
111th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time

  • China
  • Malawi
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How they compare

China currently reports 57.98 tonnes per person against 57.38 tonnes per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.6 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.

China ranks 110th and Malawi ranks 111th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 61.63 tonnes per person 93.91 tonnes per person 32.28 tonnes per person Malawi
1970s 62.39 tonnes per person 113.74 tonnes per person 51.35 tonnes per person Malawi
1980s 64.71 tonnes per person 92.23 tonnes per person 27.52 tonnes per person Malawi
1990s 63.5 tonnes per person 77.04 tonnes per person 13.54 tonnes per person Malawi
2000s 63.45 tonnes per person 77.14 tonnes per person 13.7 tonnes per person Malawi
2010s 60.98 tonnes per person 67.73 tonnes per person 6.76 tonnes per person Malawi
2020s 58.33 tonnes per person 59.53 tonnes per person 1.19 tonnes per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, China or Malawi?
China, at 57.98 tonnes per person against 57.38 tonnes per person in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between China and Malawi?
0.6 tonnes per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malawi?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do China and Malawi rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
China ranks 110th and Malawi ranks 111th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, 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 from land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 12,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.