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

Kenya
59.49 tonnes per person
in 2024
Malawi
57.38 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
108th
Malawi rank
111th

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

  • Kenya
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 59.49 tonnes per person against 57.38 tonnes per person in Malawi, a difference of 2.11 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 108th and Malawi ranks 111th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 140.72 tonnes per person 93.91 tonnes per person 46.8 tonnes per person Kenya
1970s 110.41 tonnes per person 113.74 tonnes per person 3.33 tonnes per person Malawi
1980s 90.63 tonnes per person 92.23 tonnes per person 1.6 tonnes per person Malawi
1990s 83.91 tonnes per person 77.04 tonnes per person 6.87 tonnes per person Kenya
2000s 74.55 tonnes per person 77.14 tonnes per person 2.6 tonnes per person Malawi
2010s 67.07 tonnes per person 67.73 tonnes per person 0.6605 tonnes per person Malawi
2020s 61.38 tonnes per person 59.53 tonnes per person 1.85 tonnes per person Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Kenya or Malawi?
Kenya, at 59.49 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 Kenya and Malawi?
2.11 tonnes per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
Kenya ranks 108th 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.