Ethiopia vs Malawi
Ethiopia vs Malawi: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.15 tonnes in Ethiopia and 0.22 tonnes in Malawi, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Malawi, by 0.07 tonnes, or 1.51 times that in Ethiopia.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Malawi has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Ethiopia ranked 186 and Malawi ranked 178 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Ethiopia | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.15 | 0.27 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.16 | 0.31 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.15 | 0.27 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.16 | 0.29 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.16 | 0.29 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.14 | 0.3 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.15 | 0.28 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.13 | 0.29 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.12 | 0.3 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.11 | 0.31 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.09 | 0.36 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.09 | 0.38 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.08 | 0.3 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.08 | 0.29 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.08 | 0.31 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.08 | 0.3 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.07 | 0.29 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.07 | 0.28 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.08 | 0.25 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.07 | 0.27 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.06 | 0.27 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.05 | 0.25 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.06 | 0.25 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.05 | 0.24 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.05 | 0.21 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.04 | 0.2 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.03 | 0.19 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.04 | 0.18 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ethiopia vs Malawi
Health
- Life expectancyEthiopia: 67.3 years in 2023Malawi: 67.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEthiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024Malawi: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEthiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malawi: 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEthiopia: 13.2% in 2022Malawi: 17.8% in 2022
- DepressionEthiopia: 3.82% in 2017Malawi: 3.45% in 2017
- Suicide rateEthiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Malawi: 12.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEthiopia: 129 million people in 2023Malawi: 21.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthEthiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023Malawi: 2.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEthiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023Malawi: 3.65 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEthiopia: 24.1% in 2025Malawi: 17.6% in 2025
- Median ageEthiopia: 18.7 years in 2023Malawi: 17.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEthiopia: 3.2% in 2023Malawi: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateEthiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Malawi: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEthiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025Malawi: 1.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEthiopia: $785M in 2025Malawi: $128M in 2025
- Military spending per personEthiopia: $4 in 2025Malawi: $7 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEthiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Malawi: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEthiopia: 138,000 people in 2020Malawi: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerEthiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022Malawi: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEthiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020Malawi: 0.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEthiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025Malawi: 2 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsEthiopia: 17 million TIV in 1997Malawi: 1 million TIV in 2000