Mali vs Uganda: Greenhouse gas emissions
Mali
65.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uganda
63.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mali rank
74th
Uganda rank
77th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Mali
- Uganda
How they compare
Mali currently reports 65.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 63.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uganda, a difference of 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uganda ahead.
Mali ranks 74th and Uganda ranks 77th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1860s | 3.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1870s | 3.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1880s | 3.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1890s | 4.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1900s | 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1910s | 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1920s | 6.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1930s | 7.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1940s | 10.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1950s | 17.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1960s | 19.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1970s | 20.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1980s | 19.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1990s | 46.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 2000s | 48.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 2010s | 54.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 961,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 2020s | 64.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Mali or Uganda?
- Mali, at 65.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 63.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Mali and Uganda?
- 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Uganda rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Mali ranks 74th and Uganda ranks 77th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.