Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita was 0.1355 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.1355
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
85th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.2452
in 2011
All-time low
0.1352
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: 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.
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 |
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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 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 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 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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