Malawi vs Uganda: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Malawi
1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uganda
1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
191st
Uganda rank
189th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uganda ahead.
Malawi ranks 191st and Uganda ranks 189th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1860s | 0.2727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1870s | 0.1395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1880s | 0.2087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1890s | 0.0335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1900s | -0.2774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1910s | -0.4322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1920s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1930s | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1940s | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1950s | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1960s | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1980s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1990s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 2000s | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Malawi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Malawi ranks 191st and Uganda ranks 189th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.