Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Mali
Mali: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.2298 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Mali, 1959–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Mali is 0.2298 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and up 91.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Mali peaked at 0.251 kilograms per international-$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0128 kilograms per international-$, in 1959.
Mali ranks 61st of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0128 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0128 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0128 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1960s | 0.0389 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0304 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0473 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0493 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0389 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0567 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0487 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0412 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0555 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0561 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0415 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0775 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0899 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0792 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1058 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1484 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1041 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1933 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2341 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2214 kilograms per international-$ | 0.251 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 58 Tunisia 0.2378 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 59 Honduras 0.2361 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 60 Azerbaijan 0.2348 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 62 Jordan 0.2259 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 63 Iceland 0.2246 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 64 Morocco 0.2239 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Mali
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.8% (2100)
- Population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Population, total 25.20 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.8% (2025)
- Urban population 8.12 million (2025)
- Urban population 32.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.2851 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 100.20 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.2851 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.2851 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Mali?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Mali was 0.2298 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.251 kilograms per international-$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0128 kilograms per international-$ in 1959.
- How does Mali rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Mali ranks 61st out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).