Malawi vs Saint Lucia: Per capita methane emissions
Malawi
0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Lucia
0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
180th
Saint Lucia rank
183rd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Malawi
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 180th and Saint Lucia ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 12 and Saint Lucia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1860s | 0.1632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1870s | 0.1715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1880s | 0.1787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1890s | 0.1882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1900s | 0.2189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1910s | 0.2763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1920s | 0.3281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1930s | 0.3622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1940s | 0.389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1950s | 0.3873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 0.3574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 0.3435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 0.2993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 0.327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 0.3202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 0.3483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.3864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Malawi or Saint Lucia?
- Malawi, at 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Malawi and Saint Lucia?
- 0.051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Saint Lucia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Saint Lucia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Malawi ranks 180th and Saint Lucia ranks 183rd 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.