Mali vs Tonga: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Mali
1.56 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tonga
1.61 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mali rank
143rd
Tonga rank
140th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Mali
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 1.61 tonnes per person against 1.56 tonnes per person in Mali, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Tonga ahead.
Mali ranks 143rd and Tonga ranks 140th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 6 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.37 tonnes per person | 2.07 tonnes per person | 0.7011 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 1960s | 0.6966 tonnes per person | 1.75 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 1970s | 1.02 tonnes per person | 0.8197 tonnes per person | 0.2009 tonnes per person | Mali |
| 1980s | 0.5414 tonnes per person | 0.4913 tonnes per person | 0.0501 tonnes per person | Mali |
| 1990s | 5.05 tonnes per person | 0.6307 tonnes per person | 4.42 tonnes per person | Mali |
| 2000s | 3.6 tonnes per person | 0.9641 tonnes per person | 2.64 tonnes per person | Mali |
| 2010s | 2.1 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 0.3945 tonnes per person | Mali |
| 2020s | 1.72 tonnes per person | 1.58 tonnes per person | 0.1353 tonnes per person | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Mali or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 1.61 tonnes per person against 1.56 tonnes per person in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Mali and Tonga?
- 0.05 tonnes per person, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Tonga?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Tonga rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Mali ranks 143rd and Tonga ranks 140th 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.