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
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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About this data
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.