Annual share of co2 emissions in Malawi
Malawi: Annual share of co2 emissions was 0.0049 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0049
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
157th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0057
in 1956
All-time low
0.0025
in 1988
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Annual share of co2 emissions in Malawi, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual share of co2 emissions in Malawi is 0.0049, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual share of co2 emissions in Malawi peaked at 0.0057 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.0025, in 1988.
Malawi ranks 157th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0049 | 0.004 | 0.0057 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0034 | 0.0028 | 0.0047 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0033 | 0.003 | 0.0035 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0029 | 0.0025 | 0.0037 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0037 | 0.0032 | 0.0039 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0031 | 0.0028 | 0.0033 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 | 0.0029 | 0.0046 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0049 | 0.0046 | 0.0053 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More climate change data for Malawi
- Share co2 vs population 0.5809 (2100)
- Population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Population, total 22.22 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.4% (2025)
- Urban population 3.91 million (2025)
- Urban population 17.6% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.0869 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 57.56 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.0869 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.0869 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual share of co2 emissions in Malawi?
- Annual share of co2 emissions in Malawi was 0.0049 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual share of co2 emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0057 in 1956.
- What is the lowest annual share of co2 emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 in 1988.
- How does Malawi rank for annual share of co2 emissions?
- Malawi ranks 157th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual share of co2 emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual share of co2 emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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