Fiji vs Malawi: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Fiji
0.3926 tonnes per person
in 2024
Malawi
0.5143 tonnes per person
in 2024
Fiji rank
185th
Malawi rank
182nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Fiji
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.5143 tonnes per person against 0.3926 tonnes per person in Fiji, a difference of 0.1217 tonnes per person.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Fiji ranks 185th and Malawi ranks 182nd of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.23 tonnes per person | 4.22 tonnes per person | 0.9947 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 1960s | 2.32 tonnes per person | 6.34 tonnes per person | 4.02 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.91 tonnes per person | 3 tonnes per person | 0.0865 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 3.69 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 2.44 tonnes per person | Fiji |
| 1990s | 1.91 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | 0.4772 tonnes per person | Fiji |
| 2000s | 0.6975 tonnes per person | 1.68 tonnes per person | 0.9802 tonnes per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.9691 tonnes per person | 0.7918 tonnes per person | 0.1773 tonnes per person | Fiji |
| 2020s | 0.9042 tonnes per person | 0.563 tonnes per person | 0.3412 tonnes per person | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Fiji or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.5143 tonnes per person against 0.3926 tonnes per person in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Fiji and Malawi?
- 0.1217 tonnes per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Malawi?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Malawi rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Fiji ranks 185th 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.