Chad vs Malawi: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Chad
0.4621 tonnes per person
in 2024
Malawi
0.5143 tonnes per person
in 2024
Chad rank
183rd
Malawi rank
182nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Chad
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.5143 tonnes per person against 0.4621 tonnes per person in Chad, a difference of 0.0522 tonnes per person.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Chad ranks 183rd and Malawi ranks 182nd of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.74 tonnes per person | 4.22 tonnes per person | 0.4826 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 1960s | 1.89 tonnes per person | 6.34 tonnes per person | 4.45 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 1970s | 1.49 tonnes per person | 3 tonnes per person | 1.51 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.9114 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 0.3371 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.24 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | 0.1905 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.35 tonnes per person | 1.68 tonnes per person | 0.33 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.84 tonnes per person | 0.7918 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | Chad |
| 2020s | 0.561 tonnes per person | 0.563 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Chad or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.5143 tonnes per person against 0.4621 tonnes per person in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Chad and Malawi?
- 0.0522 tonnes per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Malawi?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Malawi rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Chad ranks 183rd and Malawi ranks 182nd of 194 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 including 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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.