Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.1355 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Malawi stood at 0.1355.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.2452 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1352, in 2023.
Malawi ranks 85th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1537 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1626 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1917 | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1772 | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2057 | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1803 | -12.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1795 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1948 | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 0.199 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1987 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2209 | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2376 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.231 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2204 | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2083 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2288 | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2319 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2279 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2224 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1992 | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2011 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2452 | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2383 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1998 | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1872 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1798 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1753 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1858 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1797 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1747 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1609 | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1809 | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1641 | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1352 | -17.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1355 | +0.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1355 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0658, 2.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1355 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0966, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1843 | 0.1537 | 0.2057 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2228 | 0.1992 | 0.2376 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1967 | 0.1747 | 0.2452 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1553 | 0.1352 | 0.1809 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Malawi?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Malawi was 0.1355 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2452 in 2011.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1352 in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Malawi ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.