Burundi vs Malawi: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

Burundi
12,544 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
12,466 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
110th
Malawi rank
111th

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

  • Burundi
  • Malawi
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196119922023

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 12,544 tonnes per square kilometre against 12,466 tonnes per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 78 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 110th and Malawi ranks 111th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 3,907 tonnes per square kilometre 3,078 tonnes per square kilometre 829.6 tonnes per square kilometre Burundi
1970s 5,789 tonnes per square kilometre 5,237 tonnes per square kilometre 552.06 tonnes per square kilometre Burundi
1980s 6,814 tonnes per square kilometre 6,297 tonnes per square kilometre 517.7 tonnes per square kilometre Burundi
1990s 7,866 tonnes per square kilometre 7,452 tonnes per square kilometre 413.43 tonnes per square kilometre Burundi
2000s 9,267 tonnes per square kilometre 9,554 tonnes per square kilometre 286.69 tonnes per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 10,755 tonnes per square kilometre 11,326 tonnes per square kilometre 571.28 tonnes per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 12,232 tonnes per square kilometre 12,289 tonnes per square kilometre 56.85 tonnes per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Burundi or Malawi?
Burundi, at 12,544 tonnes per square kilometre against 12,466 tonnes per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Burundi and Malawi?
78 tonnes per square kilometre, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Malawi rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Burundi ranks 110th and Malawi ranks 111th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.