Malawi vs Sudan
Malawi vs Sudan: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.22 tonnes in Malawi and 0.43 tonnes in Sudan, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Sudan, by 0.21 tonnes, or 1.96 times that in Malawi.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher since 2002, when it overtook Malawi.
- In 2024, Malawi ranked 178 and Sudan ranked 164 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 | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.22 | 0.43 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.22 | 0.43 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.27 | 0.43 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.31 | 0.49 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.27 | 0.46 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.29 | 0.52 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.29 | 0.53 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.3 | 0.55 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.28 | 0.58 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.29 | 0.54 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.3 | 0.48 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.31 | 0.47 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.36 | 0.47 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.38 | 0.45 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.3 | 0.48 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.29 | 0.46 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.31 | 0.46 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.3 | 0.44 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.29 | 0.42 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.25 | 0.3 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.25 | 0.2 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.25 | 0.19 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.19 | 0.2 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.05 | 0.19 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.05 | 0.2 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.05 | 0.21 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.05 | 0.19 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.08 | 0.23 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.08 | 0.2 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.08 | 0.24 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.08 | 0.23 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.09 | 0.25 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.08 | 0.33 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.08 | 0.37 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.08 | 0.29 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.07 | 0.28 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.07 | 0.29 | 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 Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyMalawi: 67.4 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMalawi: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMalawi: 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMalawi: 3.45% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateMalawi: 12.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMalawi: 21.1 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthMalawi: 2.57% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMalawi: 3.65 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMalawi: 17.6% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageMalawi: 17.6 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMalawi: 2.6% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateMalawi: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMalawi: 1.15% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsMalawi: $128M in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personMalawi: $7 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingMalawi: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelMalawi: 15,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerMalawi: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMalawi: 0.2% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMalawi: 2 million TIV in 2024Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMalawi: 1 million TIV in 2000Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013