Malawi vs Sudan: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change

Malawi
0.5143 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sudan
0.5285 tonnes per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
182nd
Sudan rank
181st

Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time

  • Malawi
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 0.5285 tonnes per person against 0.5143 tonnes per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0142 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 182nd and Sudan ranks 181st of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Sudan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 4.22 tonnes per person 4.56 tonnes per person 0.3378 tonnes per person Sudan
1960s 6.34 tonnes per person 2.53 tonnes per person 3.81 tonnes per person Malawi
1970s 3 tonnes per person 1.22 tonnes per person 1.78 tonnes per person Malawi
1980s 1.25 tonnes per person 0.7433 tonnes per person 0.5052 tonnes per person Malawi
1990s 1.43 tonnes per person 1.95 tonnes per person 0.5251 tonnes per person Sudan
2000s 1.68 tonnes per person 1.66 tonnes per person 0.0156 tonnes per person Malawi
2010s 0.7918 tonnes per person 1.82 tonnes per person 1.03 tonnes per person Sudan
2020s 0.563 tonnes per person 0.577 tonnes per person 0.0139 tonnes per person Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Malawi or Sudan?
Sudan, at 0.5285 tonnes per person against 0.5143 tonnes per person in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Malawi and Sudan?
0.0142 tonnes per person, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sudan?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Sudan rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Malawi ranks 182nd and Sudan ranks 181st 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

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.