Mali vs Zimbabwe: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Mali
2.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
Zimbabwe
2.18 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mali rank
69th
Zimbabwe rank
66th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Mali
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 2.18 billion tonnes against 2.01 billion tonnes in Mali, a difference of 163.49 million tonnes.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 69th and Zimbabwe ranks 66th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 11.25 million tonnes | 6.21 million tonnes | 5.04 million tonnes | Mali |
| 1860s | 25.69 million tonnes | 19.07 million tonnes | 6.62 million tonnes | Mali |
| 1870s | 29.49 million tonnes | 32.02 million tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1880s | 36.06 million tonnes | 44.94 million tonnes | 8.89 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1890s | 44.33 million tonnes | 59.82 million tonnes | 15.48 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1900s | 60.50 million tonnes | 82.10 million tonnes | 21.60 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 88.66 million tonnes | 117.65 million tonnes | 28.99 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 127.52 million tonnes | 171.39 million tonnes | 43.87 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 192.53 million tonnes | 250.87 million tonnes | 58.33 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 272.82 million tonnes | 367.32 million tonnes | 94.50 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 356.21 million tonnes | 528.81 million tonnes | 172.60 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 412.43 million tonnes | 705.94 million tonnes | 293.52 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 460.30 million tonnes | 897.93 million tonnes | 437.63 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 516.46 million tonnes | 1.13 billion tonnes | 618.14 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 792.35 million tonnes | 1.49 billion tonnes | 693.65 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.32 billion tonnes | 1.93 billion tonnes | 613.08 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 1.68 billion tonnes | 2.16 billion tonnes | 479.07 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 1.95 billion tonnes | 2.18 billion tonnes | 227.69 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Mali or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 2.18 billion tonnes against 2.01 billion tonnes in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Mali and Zimbabwe?
- 163.49 million tonnes, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zimbabwe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Zimbabwe rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Mali ranks 69th and Zimbabwe ranks 66th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.