Per capita ghg emissions in Mali
Mali: Per capita ghg emissions was 2.68 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.68
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
150th
of 199 countries
All-time high
8.32
in 1995
All-time low
1.72
in 1912
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Mali, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg emissions in Mali stood at 2.68.
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 ghg emissions in Mali peaked at 8.32 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.72, 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.
Per capita ghg emissions in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.52 | — |
| 1851 | 2.58 | +2.5% |
| 1852 | 2.6 | +0.6% |
| 1853 | 2.6 | -0.0% |
| 1854 | 2.59 | -0.4% |
| 1855 | 2.57 | -0.5% |
| 1856 | 2.56 | -0.6% |
| 1857 | 2.54 | -0.6% |
| 1858 | 2.52 | -0.7% |
| 1859 | 2.5 | -0.7% |
| 1860 | 2.26 | -9.6% |
| 1861 | 2.17 | -4.0% |
| 1862 | 2.12 | -2.3% |
| 1863 | 2.09 | -1.6% |
| 1864 | 2.06 | -1.2% |
| 1865 | 2.04 | -1.0% |
| 1866 | 2.02 | -0.8% |
| 1867 | 2.01 | -0.7% |
| 1868 | 2 | -0.6% |
| 1869 | 1.98 | -0.6% |
| 1870 | 2 | +0.6% |
| 1871 | 2 | +0.4% |
| 1872 | 2 | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 1.99 | -0.4% |
| 1874 | 1.98 | -0.4% |
| 1875 | 1.98 | -0.3% |
| 1876 | 1.97 | -0.3% |
| 1877 | 1.97 | -0.3% |
| 1878 | 1.96 | -0.3% |
| 1879 | 1.95 | -0.4% |
| 1880 | 1.96 | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 1.95 | -0.4% |
| 1882 | 1.94 | -0.5% |
| 1883 | 1.93 | -0.5% |
| 1884 | 1.92 | -0.6% |
| 1885 | 1.91 | -0.6% |
| 1886 | 1.9 | -0.5% |
| 1887 | 1.89 | -0.5% |
| 1888 | 1.88 | -0.5% |
| 1889 | 1.87 | -0.5% |
| 1890 | 1.87 | +0.3% |
| 1891 | 1.87 | -0.3% |
| 1892 | 1.85 | -0.7% |
| 1893 | 1.84 | -0.8% |
| 1894 | 1.82 | -0.8% |
| 1895 | 1.81 | -0.8% |
| 1896 | 1.8 | -0.7% |
| 1897 | 1.78 | -0.7% |
| 1898 | 1.77 | -0.6% |
| 1899 | 1.76 | -0.6% |
| 1900 | 1.84 | +4.6% |
| 1901 | 1.9 | +3.1% |
| 1902 | 1.9 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | 1.87 | -1.4% |
| 1904 | 1.85 | -1.3% |
| 1905 | 1.82 | -1.3% |
| 1906 | 1.8 | -1.2% |
| 1907 | 1.8 | -0.4% |
| 1908 | 1.77 | -1.6% |
| 1909 | 1.75 | -1.2% |
| 1910 | 1.74 | -0.6% |
| 1911 | 1.72 | -0.9% |
| 1912 | 1.72 | -0.2% |
| 1913 | 1.73 | +0.7% |
| 1914 | 1.74 | +1.0% |
| 1915 | 1.77 | +1.4% |
| 1916 | 1.8 | +1.5% |
| 1917 | 1.81 | +0.9% |
| 1918 | 1.83 | +1.2% |
| 1919 | 1.84 | +0.5% |
| 1920 | 1.99 | +7.8% |
| 1921 | 2.08 | +4.6% |
| 1922 | 2.11 | +1.4% |
| 1923 | 2.11 | +0.3% |
| 1924 | 2.1 | -0.6% |
| 1925 | 2.11 | +0.5% |
| 1926 | 2.1 | -0.3% |
| 1927 | 2.09 | -0.4% |
| 1928 | 2.09 | -0.1% |
| 1929 | 2.08 | -0.7% |
| 1930 | 2.08 | +0.1% |
| 1931 | 2.06 | -1.0% |
| 1932 | 2.05 | -0.6% |
| 1933 | 2.03 | -0.8% |
| 1934 | 2.01 | -0.8% |
| 1935 | 1.97 | -2.1% |
| 1936 | 1.96 | -0.4% |
| 1937 | 1.95 | -0.5% |
| 1938 | 1.93 | -1.0% |
| 1939 | 1.87 | -3.2% |
| 1940 | 1.94 | +3.6% |
| 1941 | 2.01 | +3.8% |
| 1942 | 2.11 | +4.7% |
| 1943 | 2.22 | +5.2% |
| 1944 | 2.36 | +6.2% |
| 1945 | 2.48 | +5.0% |
| 1946 | 2.6 | +5.0% |
| 1947 | 2.7 | +3.9% |
| 1948 | 2.78 | +2.9% |
| 1949 | 2.79 | +0.2% |
| 1950 | 3.07 | +10.2% |
| 1951 | 3.87 | +25.9% |
| 1952 | 3.6 | -6.9% |
| 1953 | 3.55 | -1.2% |
| 1954 | 3.51 | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 3.48 | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 3.44 | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 3.36 | -2.2% |
| 1958 | 3.34 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 3.35 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 3.64 | +8.7% |
| 1961 | 3.6 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 3.4 | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 3.24 | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 3.24 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3.25 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 3.19 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 3.12 | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 2.98 | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 3.32 | +11.4% |
| 1970 | 3.17 | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 3.05 | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 2.73 | -10.7% |
| 1973 | 2.9 | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 2.67 | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 3.72 | +39.2% |
| 1976 | 3.13 | -16.0% |
| 1977 | 2.92 | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 2.61 | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 2.65 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 2.89 | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 2.72 | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 2.81 | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 2.49 | -11.5% |
| 1984 | 2.39 | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 2.1 | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 2.07 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 2.17 | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 2.11 | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 2.22 | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 2.34 | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 2.75 | +17.5% |
| 1992 | 6.45 | +134.6% |
| 1993 | 5.25 | -18.7% |
| 1994 | 4.94 | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 8.32 | +68.5% |
| 1996 | 5.68 | -31.6% |
| 1997 | 4.2 | -26.1% |
| 1998 | 3.18 | -24.2% |
| 1999 | 2.95 | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 3.03 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 4.17 | +37.7% |
| 2002 | 6.28 | +50.3% |
| 2003 | 3.37 | -46.4% |
| 2004 | 4.41 | +31.2% |
| 2005 | 3.22 | -27.0% |
| 2006 | 2.93 | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 3.19 | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 3.17 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.88 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 2.84 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.86 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.93 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.89 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.86 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.1 | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 3.11 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.09 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.08 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.02 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 3.12 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 2.82 | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 2.72 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 2.7 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 2.68 | -0.5% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 2.68 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.93, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 2.68 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.65, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +134.6% | 2.75 | 6.45 |
| 1995 | +68.5% | 4.94 | 8.32 |
| 2002 | +50.3% | 4.17 | 6.28 |
| 2003 | -46.4% | 6.28 | 3.37 |
| 1975 | +39.2% | 2.67 | 3.72 |
| 2001 | +37.7% | 3.03 | 4.17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.56 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.08 | 1.98 | 2.26 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.98 | 1.95 | 2 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.91 | 1.87 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.82 | 1.76 | 1.87 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.83 | 1.75 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.77 | 1.72 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.09 | 1.99 | 2.11 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.99 | 1.87 | 2.08 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.4 | 1.94 | 2.79 | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.46 | 3.07 | 3.87 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.3 | 2.98 | 3.64 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.95 | 2.61 | 3.72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4 | 2.07 | 2.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.61 | 2.34 | 8.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.67 | 2.88 | 6.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.98 | 2.84 | 3.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 | 2.68 | 3.12 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Mali
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32,970 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,859 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,111 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita ghg emissions in Mali?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Mali was 2.68 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 8.32 in 1995.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 in 1912.
- How does Mali rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Mali ranks 150th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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