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