Malawi vs Rwanda
Malawi vs Rwanda: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.22 tonnes in Malawi and 0.16 tonnes in Rwanda, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Malawi, by 0.06 tonnes, or 1.37 times that in Rwanda.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Malawi has been higher since 1990, when it overtook Rwanda.
- In 2024, Malawi ranked 178 and Rwanda ranked 183 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 | Rwanda | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.27 | 0.16 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.31 | 0.13 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.27 | 0.11 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.29 | 0.12 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.29 | 0.12 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.3 | 0.11 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.28 | 0.1 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.29 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.3 | 0.08 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.31 | 0.09 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.36 | 0.08 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.38 | 0.07 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.3 | 0.07 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.29 | 0.07 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.31 | 0.07 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.3 | 0.07 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.29 | 0.08 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.28 | 0.08 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.25 | 0.08 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.26 | 0.08 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.26 | 0.1 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.27 | 0.08 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.27 | 0.08 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.25 | 0.06 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.25 | 0.06 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.24 | 0.06 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.22 | 0.07 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.21 | 0.08 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.2 | 0.07 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.16 | 0.07 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 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 Rwanda
Health
- Life expectancyMalawi: 67.4 years in 2023Rwanda: 67.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMalawi: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Rwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMalawi: 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Rwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMalawi: 3.45% in 2017Rwanda: 3.87% in 2017
- Suicide rateMalawi: 12.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Rwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMalawi: 21.1 million people in 2023Rwanda: 14 million people in 2023
- Population growthMalawi: 2.57% a year in 2023Rwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMalawi: 3.65 births per woman in 2023Rwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMalawi: 17.6% in 2025Rwanda: 30.9% in 2025
- Median ageMalawi: 17.6 years in 2023Rwanda: 19.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMalawi: 2.6% in 2023Rwanda: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateMalawi: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Rwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMalawi: 1.15% of GDP in 2025Rwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMalawi: $128M in 2025Rwanda: $194M in 2025
- Military spending per personMalawi: $7 in 2025Rwanda: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMalawi: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Rwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMalawi: 15,000 people in 2020Rwanda: 35,000 people in 2020
- National powerMalawi: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Rwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMalawi: 0.2% of the labour force in 2020Rwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMalawi: 2 million TIV in 2024Rwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023