Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Malawi
Malawi: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate was -0.9084 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.9084 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 436.8%
World rank
107th
of 188 countries
All-time high
292.19 % change on previous year
in 1875
All-time low
-408.06 % change on previous year
in 1867
Years of data
173
1851–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Malawi, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Malawi is -0.9084 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 436.8% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Malawi peaked at 292.19 % change on previous year in 1875 and was at its lowest, -408.06 % change on previous year, in 1867.
Malawi ranks 107th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | -27.82 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | -20.76 % change on previous year | -25.4% |
| 1853 | -17.76 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 1854 | -4.83 % change on previous year | -72.8% |
| 1855 | -21.31 % change on previous year | +340.9% |
| 1856 | -16.89 % change on previous year | -20.8% |
| 1857 | -11.96 % change on previous year | -29.2% |
| 1858 | -16.95 % change on previous year | +41.7% |
| 1859 | -15.92 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1860 | -19.92 % change on previous year | +25.1% |
| 1861 | -21.67 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 1862 | -24.43 % change on previous year | +12.7% |
| 1863 | -28.62 % change on previous year | +17.1% |
| 1864 | -34.87 % change on previous year | +21.9% |
| 1865 | -48.38 % change on previous year | +38.7% |
| 1866 | -81.58 % change on previous year | +68.6% |
| 1867 | -408.06 % change on previous year | +400.2% |
| 1868 | -114.98 % change on previous year | -71.8% |
| 1869 | -48.23 % change on previous year | -58.1% |
| 1870 | -45.56 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1871 | -25.86 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 1872 | -18.37 % change on previous year | -29.0% |
| 1873 | -13.87 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
| 1874 | 73.87 % change on previous year | -632.7% |
| 1875 | 292.19 % change on previous year | +295.5% |
| 1876 | 74.66 % change on previous year | -74.4% |
| 1877 | 20.04 % change on previous year | -73.2% |
| 1878 | 5.37 % change on previous year | -73.2% |
| 1879 | -2.13 % change on previous year | -139.6% |
| 1880 | 48.07 % change on previous year | -2362.1% |
| 1881 | 18.27 % change on previous year | -62.0% |
| 1882 | 10.71 % change on previous year | -41.4% |
| 1883 | -3.28 % change on previous year | -130.6% |
| 1884 | -32.23 % change on previous year | +882.3% |
| 1885 | -23.52 % change on previous year | -27.0% |
| 1886 | -14.68 % change on previous year | -37.6% |
| 1887 | -6.83 % change on previous year | -53.5% |
| 1888 | -0.9365 % change on previous year | -86.3% |
| 1889 | -0.1816 % change on previous year | -80.6% |
| 1890 | -48.29 % change on previous year | +26487.3% |
| 1891 | -196.9 % change on previous year | +307.8% |
| 1892 | -132.13 % change on previous year | -32.9% |
| 1893 | -50.63 % change on previous year | -61.7% |
| 1894 | -27.54 % change on previous year | -45.6% |
| 1895 | -18.24 % change on previous year | -33.8% |
| 1896 | -13.76 % change on previous year | -24.6% |
| 1897 | -10.91 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 1898 | -8.91 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 1899 | -7.49 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 1900 | -17.99 % change on previous year | +140.2% |
| 1901 | -14.93 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 1902 | -12.02 % change on previous year | -19.5% |
| 1903 | -9.98 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 1904 | -8.29 % change on previous year | -16.9% |
| 1905 | -7.11 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 1906 | -6.18 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 1907 | -5.46 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 1908 | -4.77 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 1909 | -4.22 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 1910 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -148.0% |
| 1911 | 4.94 % change on previous year | +143.3% |
| 1912 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -44.6% |
| 1913 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -31.3% |
| 1914 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -20.2% |
| 1915 | 0.9516 % change on previous year | -36.5% |
| 1916 | 0.8337 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 1917 | 0.6963 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 1918 | 0.5394 % change on previous year | -22.5% |
| 1919 | 0.4962 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 1920 | 75.39 % change on previous year | +15095.0% |
| 1921 | 215.02 % change on previous year | +185.2% |
| 1922 | 142.87 % change on previous year | -33.6% |
| 1923 | 48.27 % change on previous year | -66.2% |
| 1924 | 27.03 % change on previous year | -44.0% |
| 1925 | 18.29 % change on previous year | -32.3% |
| 1926 | 13.53 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 1927 | 10.78 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
| 1928 | 8.31 % change on previous year | -22.9% |
| 1929 | 6.59 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 1930 | 9 % change on previous year | +36.4% |
| 1931 | 5.64 % change on previous year | -37.3% |
| 1932 | 4.39 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 1933 | 3.62 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1934 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -21.1% |
| 1935 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 1936 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
| 1937 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 1938 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 1939 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 1940 | 14.17 % change on previous year | +1065.1% |
| 1941 | 8.03 % change on previous year | -43.4% |
| 1942 | 5.82 % change on previous year | -27.5% |
| 1943 | 3.79 % change on previous year | -34.9% |
| 1944 | 6.06 % change on previous year | +60.1% |
| 1945 | 0.8552 % change on previous year | -85.9% |
| 1946 | 1.14 % change on previous year | +33.8% |
| 1947 | 1.74 % change on previous year | +51.7% |
| 1948 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -41.8% |
| 1949 | 4.03 % change on previous year | +299.2% |
| 1950 | 148.66 % change on previous year | +3588.2% |
| 1951 | -20.45 % change on previous year | -113.8% |
| 1952 | -12 % change on previous year | -41.3% |
| 1953 | -8.72 % change on previous year | -27.3% |
| 1954 | -6.73 % change on previous year | -22.8% |
| 1955 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -120.5% |
| 1956 | -2.69 % change on previous year | -295.7% |
| 1957 | -0.2772 % change on previous year | -89.7% |
| 1958 | 15.26 % change on previous year | -5605.9% |
| 1959 | 6.87 % change on previous year | -55.0% |
| 1960 | 39.17 % change on previous year | +470.3% |
| 1961 | 27.1 % change on previous year | -30.8% |
| 1962 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -93.9% |
| 1963 | -4.61 % change on previous year | -381.2% |
| 1964 | 56.43 % change on previous year | -1323.3% |
| 1965 | -8.02 % change on previous year | -114.2% |
| 1966 | -33 % change on previous year | +311.2% |
| 1967 | 10.64 % change on previous year | -132.2% |
| 1968 | -2.9 % change on previous year | -127.3% |
| 1969 | -27.98 % change on previous year | +864.1% |
| 1970 | 46.92 % change on previous year | -267.7% |
| 1971 | -4.4 % change on previous year | -109.4% |
| 1972 | -7.16 % change on previous year | +62.9% |
| 1973 | -25.94 % change on previous year | +262.1% |
| 1974 | -29.21 % change on previous year | +12.6% |
| 1975 | -13.08 % change on previous year | -55.2% |
| 1976 | -10.6 % change on previous year | -19.0% |
| 1977 | 17.86 % change on previous year | -268.5% |
| 1978 | -21.37 % change on previous year | -219.7% |
| 1979 | -58.82 % change on previous year | +175.2% |
| 1980 | 161.34 % change on previous year | -374.3% |
| 1981 | 37.09 % change on previous year | -77.0% |
| 1982 | -53.31 % change on previous year | -243.7% |
| 1983 | 21.79 % change on previous year | -140.9% |
| 1984 | -12.4 % change on previous year | -156.9% |
| 1985 | 84.78 % change on previous year | -783.7% |
| 1986 | -31.22 % change on previous year | -136.8% |
| 1987 | -18.94 % change on previous year | -39.3% |
| 1988 | 32.83 % change on previous year | -273.3% |
| 1989 | 19.89 % change on previous year | -39.4% |
| 1990 | 38.92 % change on previous year | +95.7% |
| 1991 | -38.28 % change on previous year | -198.4% |
| 1992 | -33.01 % change on previous year | -13.8% |
| 1993 | -103.66 % change on previous year | +214.0% |
| 1995 | 16.14 % change on previous year | -115.6% |
| 1996 | -7.79 % change on previous year | -148.3% |
| 1997 | 34.34 % change on previous year | -540.8% |
| 1998 | 11.16 % change on previous year | -67.5% |
| 1999 | -9.57 % change on previous year | -185.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7543 % change on previous year | -107.9% |
| 2001 | -20.98 % change on previous year | -2882.2% |
| 2002 | 27.93 % change on previous year | -233.1% |
| 2003 | -13.86 % change on previous year | -149.6% |
| 2004 | 36.5 % change on previous year | -363.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2006 | -20.21 % change on previous year | -1668786.6% |
| 2007 | 14.8 % change on previous year | -173.2% |
| 2008 | -7.03 % change on previous year | -147.5% |
| 2009 | -34.29 % change on previous year | +387.7% |
| 2010 | -13.58 % change on previous year | -60.4% |
| 2011 | -12.98 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 7.44 % change on previous year | -157.3% |
| 2013 | 20.94 % change on previous year | +181.3% |
| 2014 | -1.32 % change on previous year | -106.3% |
| 2015 | -4.76 % change on previous year | +259.8% |
| 2016 | -3.32 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 2017 | -0.4348 % change on previous year | -86.9% |
| 2018 | -3.73 % change on previous year | +758.5% |
| 2019 | -2.27 % change on previous year | -39.1% |
| 2020 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -147.7% |
| 2021 | -21.92 % change on previous year | -2122.7% |
| 2022 | 2.41 % change on previous year | -111.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2697 % change on previous year | -88.8% |
| 2024 | -0.9084 % change on previous year | -436.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's -0.9084 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.33 % change on previous year, 68% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's -0.9084 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5717 % change on previous year. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -1668786.6% | 0.0012 % change on previous year | -20.21 % change on previous year |
| 1890 | -26487.3% | -0.1816 % change on previous year | -48.29 % change on previous year |
| 1920 | +15095.0% | 0.4962 % change on previous year | 75.39 % change on previous year |
| 1958 | +5605.9% | -0.2772 % change on previous year | 15.26 % change on previous year |
| 1950 | +3588.2% | 4.03 % change on previous year | 148.66 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -2882.2% | 0.7543 % change on previous year | -20.98 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -17.13 % change on previous year | -27.82 % change on previous year | -4.83 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | -83.07 % change on previous year | -408.06 % change on previous year | -19.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 36.03 % change on previous year | -45.56 % change on previous year | 292.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.4594 % change on previous year | -32.23 % change on previous year | 48.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | -51.48 % change on previous year | -196.9 % change on previous year | -7.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | -9.1 % change on previous year | -17.99 % change on previous year | -4.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.66 % change on previous year | 0.4962 % change on previous year | 4.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 56.61 % change on previous year | 6.59 % change on previous year | 215.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.42 % change on previous year | 1.22 % change on previous year | 9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.66 % change on previous year | 0.8552 % change on previous year | 14.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 12.13 % change on previous year | -20.45 % change on previous year | 148.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.85 % change on previous year | -33 % change on previous year | 56.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -10.58 % change on previous year | -58.82 % change on previous year | 46.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.19 % change on previous year | -53.31 % change on previous year | 161.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -10.19 % change on previous year | -103.66 % change on previous year | 38.92 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.64 % change on previous year | -34.29 % change on previous year | 36.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.4 % change on previous year | -13.58 % change on previous year | 20.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.81 % change on previous year | -21.92 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | 5 |
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More climate change data for Malawi
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 415.04 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,501 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,819 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 366.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Malawi?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Malawi was -0.9084 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 292.19 % change on previous year in 1875.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -408.06 % change on previous year in 1867.
- How does Malawi rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 107th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.