Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Burkina Faso
0.5%
in 2100
Malawi
0.6%
in 2100
Burkina Faso rank
47th
Malawi rank
45th
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time
- Burkina Faso
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Malawi ranks 45th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 36 and Malawi in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1100s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1200s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1300s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1400s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1500s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1600s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1700s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1710s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1720s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1730s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1740s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1750s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1760s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1770s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1780s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1790s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1800s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1810s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1820s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1830s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1840s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2030s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2040s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2050s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 2060s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 2070s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 2080s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Malawi |
| 2090s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Malawi |
| 2100s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions and population, Burkina Faso or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Burkina Faso as of 2100.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions and population between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Malawi ranks 45th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.