Malawi vs Mali
Malawi vs Mali: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.22 tonnes in Malawi and 0.3 tonnes in Mali, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Mali, by 0.08 tonnes, or 1.37 times that in Malawi.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Mali has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Malawi.
- In 2024, Malawi ranked 178 and Mali ranked 172 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Malawi | Mali | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.22 | 0.3 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.22 | 0.3 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.3 | 0.26 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.29 | 0.19 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.3 | 0.16 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.31 | 0.16 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.36 | 0.13 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.38 | 0.13 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.3 | 0.12 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.29 | 0.13 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.31 | 0.1 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.3 | 0.09 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.29 | 0.08 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.28 | 0.07 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.25 | 0.07 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.26 | 0.07 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.26 | 0.07 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.27 | 0.07 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.27 | 0.07 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.25 | 0.04 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.25 | 0.04 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.24 | 0.04 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.22 | 0.04 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.21 | 0.04 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.2 | 0.04 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.19 | 0.04 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.19 | 0.04 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 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
Malawi vs Mali
Health
- Life expectancyMalawi: 67.4 years in 2023Mali: 60.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMalawi: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Mali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMalawi: 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMalawi: 3.45% in 2017Mali: 3.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateMalawi: 12.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Mali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMalawi: 21.1 million people in 2023Mali: 23.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthMalawi: 2.57% a year in 2023Mali: 2.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMalawi: 3.65 births per woman in 2023Mali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMalawi: 17.6% in 2025Mali: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageMalawi: 17.6 years in 2023Mali: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMalawi: 2.6% in 2023Mali: 2.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateMalawi: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Mali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMalawi: 1.15% of GDP in 2025Mali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMalawi: $128M in 2025Mali: $883M in 2025
- Military spending per personMalawi: $7 in 2025Mali: $38 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMalawi: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Mali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMalawi: 15,000 people in 2020Mali: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerMalawi: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Mali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMalawi: 0.2% of the labour force in 2020Mali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMalawi: 2 million TIV in 2024Mali: 64 million TIV in 2025