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
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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About this data
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.