Malawi vs Uganda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita

Malawi
2.66 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uganda
2.63 tonnes per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
195th
Uganda rank
196th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 2.66 tonnes per person against 2.63 tonnes per person in Uganda, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per person.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 195th and Uganda ranks 196th of 204 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 1.4 tonnes per person 0.5814 tonnes per person 0.8161 tonnes per person Malawi
1970s 1.96 tonnes per person 1.33 tonnes per person 0.6302 tonnes per person Malawi
1980s 2.17 tonnes per person 1.55 tonnes per person 0.6272 tonnes per person Malawi
1990s 2.28 tonnes per person 1.53 tonnes per person 0.7552 tonnes per person Malawi
2000s 2.53 tonnes per person 1.63 tonnes per person 0.9055 tonnes per person Malawi
2010s 2.52 tonnes per person 2.09 tonnes per person 0.4267 tonnes per person Malawi
2020s 2.62 tonnes per person 2.51 tonnes per person 0.1055 tonnes per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Malawi or Uganda?
Malawi, at 2.66 tonnes per person against 2.63 tonnes per person in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Malawi and Uganda?
0.03 tonnes per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
Malawi ranks 195th and Uganda ranks 196th 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.