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

Malawi
12,466 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
11,612 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
111th
Uganda rank
114th

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

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

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 12,466 tonnes per square kilometre against 11,612 tonnes per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 854 tonnes per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.

Malawi ranks 111th and Uganda ranks 114th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 3,078 tonnes per square kilometre 3,286 tonnes per square kilometre 208.07 tonnes per square kilometre Uganda
1970s 5,237 tonnes per square kilometre 5,477 tonnes per square kilometre 240.31 tonnes per square kilometre Uganda
1980s 6,297 tonnes per square kilometre 7,496 tonnes per square kilometre 1,200 tonnes per square kilometre Uganda
1990s 7,452 tonnes per square kilometre 8,890 tonnes per square kilometre 1,438 tonnes per square kilometre Uganda
2000s 9,554 tonnes per square kilometre 10,096 tonnes per square kilometre 542.11 tonnes per square kilometre Uganda
2010s 11,326 tonnes per square kilometre 11,095 tonnes per square kilometre 231.29 tonnes per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 12,289 tonnes per square kilometre 11,529 tonnes per square kilometre 760.4 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, Malawi or Uganda?
Malawi, at 12,466 tonnes per square kilometre against 11,612 tonnes per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Malawi and Uganda?
854 tonnes per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Malawi ranks 111th and Uganda ranks 114th 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.