Malawi vs Zambia: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Malawi
0.6%
in 2100
Zambia
0.6%
in 2100
Malawi rank
45th
Zambia rank
44th
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 44th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 40 and Zambia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1100s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1200s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1300s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1400s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1710s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1720s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1730s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1740s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1750s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1760s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1770s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1780s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1790s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 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% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 2030s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 2040s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 2050s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 2060s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 2070s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 2080s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 2090s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 2100s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions and population, Malawi or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Malawi as of 2100.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions and population between Malawi and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Malawi ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 44th 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.