Per capita methane emissions in Mali
Mali: Per capita methane emissions was 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
66th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
All-time low
1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1985
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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 methane emissions in Mali stood at 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Mali peaked at 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850 and was at its lowest, 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1985.
Mali ranks 66th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 63 Latvia 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 64 Belize 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 65 Ecuador 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 67 Czechia 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 68 Mexico 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 69 Poland 1.15 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 methane emissions in Mali?
- Per capita methane emissions in Mali was 1.19 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 methane emissions recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1985.
- How does Mali rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Mali ranks 66th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.