Madagascar vs Malawi: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita

Madagascar
3.52 tonnes per person
in 2024
Malawi
2.66 tonnes per person
in 2024
Madagascar rank
194th
Malawi rank
195th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time

  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 3.52 tonnes per person against 2.66 tonnes per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.86 tonnes per person.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.

Madagascar ranks 194th and Malawi ranks 195th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9886 tonnes per person 1.4 tonnes per person 0.4089 tonnes per person Malawi
1970s 1.96 tonnes per person 1.96 tonnes per person 0.0057 tonnes per person Malawi
1980s 2.54 tonnes per person 2.17 tonnes per person 0.3609 tonnes per person Madagascar
1990s 2.67 tonnes per person 2.28 tonnes per person 0.3888 tonnes per person Madagascar
2000s 2.79 tonnes per person 2.53 tonnes per person 0.2565 tonnes per person Madagascar
2010s 3 tonnes per person 2.52 tonnes per person 0.4879 tonnes per person Madagascar
2020s 3.41 tonnes per person 2.62 tonnes per person 0.7902 tonnes per person Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Madagascar or Malawi?
Madagascar, at 3.52 tonnes per person against 2.66 tonnes per person in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Madagascar and Malawi?
0.86 tonnes per person, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
Madagascar ranks 194th and Malawi ranks 195th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 12,896 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.