Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Mali
Mali: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
150th
of 199 countries
All-time high
8.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1995
All-time low
1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1912
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Mali, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Mali stood at 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Mali peaked at 8.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1912.
Mali ranks 150th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 147 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 148 Tanzania 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 149 Jordan 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 151 Morocco 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 152 Sudan 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 153 Lesotho 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Mali?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Mali was 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 8.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1912.
- How does Mali rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Mali ranks 150th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.