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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.