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

Kenya
56.56 tonnes per person
in 2024
Malawi
54.79 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
165th
Malawi rank
168th

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

  • Kenya
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 56.56 tonnes per person against 54.79 tonnes per person in Malawi, a difference of 1.77 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 165th and Malawi ranks 168th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 65.5 tonnes per person 67.14 tonnes per person 1.64 tonnes per person Malawi
1970s 61.19 tonnes per person 93.93 tonnes per person 32.73 tonnes per person Malawi
1980s 58.59 tonnes per person 79.16 tonnes per person 20.57 tonnes per person Malawi
1990s 63.06 tonnes per person 68.25 tonnes per person 5.19 tonnes per person Malawi
2000s 61.51 tonnes per person 70.7 tonnes per person 9.2 tonnes per person Malawi
2010s 59.68 tonnes per person 63.47 tonnes per person 3.79 tonnes per person Malawi
2020s 57.55 tonnes per person 56.61 tonnes per person 0.9385 tonnes per person Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Kenya or Malawi?
Kenya, at 56.56 tonnes per person against 54.79 tonnes per person in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Kenya and Malawi?
1.77 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 including land-use change, per capita?
Kenya ranks 165th and Malawi ranks 168th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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 including land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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.