Malawi vs Mali: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector

Malawi

3.32 kilograms per person

in 2023

Mali

2.1 kilograms per person

in 2023

Malawi rank

171st

Mali rank

174th

Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector over time

Malawi currently reports 3.32 kilograms per person against 2.1 kilograms per person in Mali, a difference of 1.21 kilograms per person.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.6 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 171st and Mali ranks 174th of 187 countries.

Indicator: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector
Unit: kilograms per person
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 6,310 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.