Burundi vs Malawi: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Burundi
0.0037 tonnes per person
in 2024
Malawi
0.0082 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burundi rank
122nd
Malawi rank
119th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Burundi
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.0082 tonnes per person against 0.0037 tonnes per person in Burundi, a difference of 0.0045 tonnes per person.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.2 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Burundi ranks 122nd and Malawi ranks 119th of 179 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.076 tonnes per person | 0.0759 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 1960s | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0666 tonnes per person | 0.0662 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0269 tonnes per person | 0.0268 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.014 tonnes per person | 0.0108 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0165 tonnes per person | 0.0137 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0124 tonnes per person | 0.011 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0114 tonnes per person | 0.0094 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.008 tonnes per person | 0.0048 tonnes per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Burundi or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.0082 tonnes per person against 0.0037 tonnes per person in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Burundi and Malawi?
- 0.0045 tonnes per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Malawi rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Burundi ranks 122nd and Malawi ranks 119th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.