Malawi vs Tanzania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP

Malawi
0.1098 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Tanzania
0.1032 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malawi rank
25th
Tanzania rank
26th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP over time

  • Malawi
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.1098 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.1032 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0066 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 25th and Tanzania ranks 26th of 193 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Tanzania Difference Ahead
1980s 0.381 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.4234 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0425 tonnes per US$ of GDP Tanzania
1990s 0.3012 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.6235 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.3223 tonnes per US$ of GDP Tanzania
2000s 0.2069 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.3312 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1243 tonnes per US$ of GDP Tanzania
2010s 0.1225 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1604 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0379 tonnes per US$ of GDP Tanzania
2020s 0.1002 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1088 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0086 tonnes per US$ of GDP Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp, Malawi or Tanzania?
Malawi, at 0.1098 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.1032 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp between Malawi and Tanzania?
0.0066 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Malawi ranks 25th and Tanzania ranks 26th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,813 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.