Canada vs Malawi: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population

Canada
0.5%
in 2100
Malawi
0.6%
in 2100
Canada rank
45th
Malawi rank
44th

Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time

  • Canada
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malawi ahead.

Canada ranks 45th and Malawi ranks 44th of 234 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 27 and Malawi in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Malawi Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Malawi
1100s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Malawi
1200s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Malawi
1300s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Malawi
1400s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Malawi
1500s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Malawi
1600s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Malawi
1700s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Malawi
1710s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Malawi
1720s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Malawi
1730s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Malawi
1740s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Malawi
1750s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Malawi
1760s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Canada
1770s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Canada
1780s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Canada
1790s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Canada
1800s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Malawi
1810s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Malawi
1820s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Malawi
1830s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Malawi
1840s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Canada
1850s 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% Canada
1860s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Canada
1870s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Canada
1880s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Canada
1890s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Canada
1900s 0.4% 0.1% 0.2% Canada
1910s 0.4% 0.1% 0.3% Canada
1920s 0.5% 0.1% 0.4% Canada
1930s 0.5% 0.1% 0.4% Canada
1940s 0.5% 0.1% 0.4% Canada
1950s 0.6% 0.1% 0.5% Canada
1960s 0.6% 0.1% 0.5% Canada
1970s 0.6% 0.1% 0.4% Canada
1980s 0.5% 0.2% 0.4% Canada
1990s 0.5% 0.2% 0.3% Canada
2000s 0.5% 0.2% 0.3% Canada
2010s 0.5% 0.2% 0.3% Canada
2020s 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% Canada
2030s 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% Canada
2040s 0.5% 0.4% 0.1% Canada
2050s 0.5% 0.4% 0.1% Canada
2060s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Canada
2070s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Malawi
2080s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Malawi
2090s 0.5% 0.6% 0.0% 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, Canada or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Canada as of 2100.
What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions and population between Canada and Malawi?
0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malawi?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Canada and Malawi rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
Canada ranks 45th and Malawi ranks 44th of 234 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

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,170 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.