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Change air pollutant emissions in Malawi

Malawi: Change air pollutant emissions was 528,084 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
528,084
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
76th
of 220 countries
All-time high
528,084
in 2022
All-time low
25,019
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022

Change air pollutant emissions in Malawi, 1750–2022

0200.0k400.0k600.0k175018862022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, change air pollutant emissions in Malawi stood at 528,084. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, change air pollutant emissions in Malawi peaked at 528,084 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25,019, in 1750.

That places Malawi 76th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Change air pollutant emissions in Malawi, year by year

Year Value Change
1750 25,019 —
1751 25,026 +0.0%
1752 25,033 +0.0%
1753 25,040 +0.0%
1754 25,047 +0.0%
1755 25,054 +0.0%
1756 25,061 +0.0%
1757 25,068 +0.0%
1758 25,075 +0.0%
1759 25,082 +0.0%
1760 25,089 +0.0%
1761 25,096 +0.0%
1762 25,103 +0.0%
1763 25,110 +0.0%
1764 25,117 +0.0%
1765 25,124 +0.0%
1766 25,131 +0.0%
1767 25,138 +0.0%
1768 25,144 +0.0%
1769 25,151 +0.0%
1770 25,158 +0.0%
1771 25,165 +0.0%
1772 25,172 +0.0%
1773 25,178 +0.0%
1774 25,185 +0.0%
1775 25,192 +0.0%
1776 25,199 +0.0%
1777 25,206 +0.0%
1778 25,212 +0.0%
1779 25,219 +0.0%
1780 25,226 +0.0%
1781 25,232 +0.0%
1782 25,239 +0.0%
1783 25,246 +0.0%
1784 25,252 +0.0%
1785 25,259 +0.0%
1786 25,266 +0.0%
1787 25,272 +0.0%
1788 25,279 +0.0%
1789 25,285 +0.0%
1790 25,292 +0.0%
1791 25,298 +0.0%
1792 25,305 +0.0%
1793 25,311 +0.0%
1794 25,318 +0.0%
1795 25,324 +0.0%
1796 25,331 +0.0%
1797 25,337 +0.0%
1798 25,344 +0.0%
1799 25,350 +0.0%
1800 25,356 +0.0%
1801 25,363 +0.0%
1802 25,369 +0.0%
1803 25,375 +0.0%
1804 25,382 +0.0%
1805 25,388 +0.0%
1806 25,394 +0.0%
1807 25,400 +0.0%
1808 25,407 +0.0%
1809 25,413 +0.0%
1810 25,419 +0.0%
1811 25,438 +0.1%
1812 25,457 +0.1%
1813 25,476 +0.1%
1814 25,495 +0.1%
1815 25,514 +0.1%
1816 25,533 +0.1%
1817 25,552 +0.1%
1818 25,571 +0.1%
1819 25,590 +0.1%
1820 25,609 +0.1%
1821 25,628 +0.1%
1822 25,646 +0.1%
1823 25,665 +0.1%
1824 25,684 +0.1%
1825 25,703 +0.1%
1826 25,722 +0.1%
1827 25,741 +0.1%
1828 25,760 +0.1%
1829 25,778 +0.1%
1830 25,797 +0.1%
1831 25,816 +0.1%
1832 25,835 +0.1%
1833 25,853 +0.1%
1834 25,872 +0.1%
1835 25,891 +0.1%
1836 25,910 +0.1%
1837 25,928 +0.1%
1838 25,947 +0.1%
1839 25,966 +0.1%
1840 25,984 +0.1%
1841 26,003 +0.1%
1842 26,022 +0.1%
1843 26,040 +0.1%
1844 26,059 +0.1%
1845 26,077 +0.1%
1846 26,096 +0.1%
1847 26,114 +0.1%
1848 26,133 +0.1%
1849 26,151 +0.1%
1850 26,170 +0.1%
1851 26,222 +0.2%
1852 26,274 +0.2%
1853 26,328 +0.2%
1854 26,382 +0.2%
1855 26,437 +0.2%
1856 26,494 +0.2%
1857 26,551 +0.2%
1858 26,609 +0.2%
1859 26,702 +0.3%
1860 27,372 +2.5%
1861 28,060 +2.5%
1862 28,765 +2.5%
1863 29,487 +2.5%
1864 30,228 +2.5%
1865 30,987 +2.5%
1866 31,766 +2.5%
1867 32,563 +2.5%
1868 33,381 +2.5%
1869 34,220 +2.5%
1870 35,080 +2.5%
1871 39,287 +12.0%
1872 40,195 +2.3%
1873 41,125 +2.3%
1874 42,079 +2.3%
1875 43,056 +2.3%
1876 44,058 +2.3%
1877 45,085 +2.3%
1878 46,138 +2.3%
1879 47,217 +2.3%
1880 48,323 +2.3%
1881 49,456 +2.3%
1882 50,618 +2.3%
1883 51,810 +2.4%
1884 53,030 +2.4%
1885 54,282 +2.4%
1886 55,564 +2.4%
1887 56,879 +2.4%
1888 58,226 +2.4%
1889 59,608 +2.4%
1890 58,839 -1.3%
1891 60,406 +2.7%
1892 62,016 +2.7%
1893 63,672 +2.7%
1894 65,375 +2.7%
1895 67,125 +2.7%
1896 68,923 +2.7%
1897 70,772 +2.7%
1898 72,672 +2.7%
1899 74,626 +2.7%
1900 76,634 +2.7%
1901 78,706 +2.7%
1902 86,513 +9.9%
1903 95,128 +10.0%
1904 104,635 +10.0%
1905 87,716 -16.2%
1906 98,375 +12.2%
1907 98,308 -0.1%
1908 100,491 +2.2%
1909 105,537 +5.0%
1910 98,006 -7.1%
1911 102,917 +5.0%
1912 106,296 +3.3%
1913 108,448 +2.0%
1914 113,058 +4.3%
1915 115,622 +2.3%
1916 120,748 +4.4%
1917 120,755 +0.0%
1918 130,188 +7.8%
1919 129,070 -0.9%
1920 127,643 -1.1%
1921 127,769 +0.1%
1922 126,867 -0.7%
1923 124,939 -1.5%
1924 129,167 +3.4%
1925 129,291 +0.1%
1926 137,731 +6.5%
1927 136,830 -0.7%
1928 142,091 +3.8%
1929 145,300 +2.3%
1930 148,614 +2.3%
1931 170,143 +14.5%
1932 171,326 +0.7%
1933 171,499 +0.1%
1934 170,653 -0.5%
1935 170,828 +0.1%
1936 173,045 +1.3%
1937 175,586 +1.5%
1938 179,048 +2.0%
1939 180,467 +0.8%
1940 181,053 +0.3%
1941 184,652 +2.0%
1942 214,494 +16.2%
1943 218,851 +2.0%
1944 223,177 +2.0%
1945 220,461 -1.2%
1946 226,021 +2.5%
1947 231,561 +2.5%
1948 236,081 +2.0%
1949 242,642 +2.8%
1950 266,845 +10.0%
1951 259,827 -2.6%
1952 252,054 -3.0%
1953 244,126 -3.1%
1954 235,948 -3.3%
1955 227,677 -3.5%
1956 219,748 -3.5%
1957 210,990 -4.0%
1958 202,438 -4.1%
1959 192,856 -4.7%
1960 183,314 -4.9%
1961 173,282 -5.5%
1962 163,604 -5.6%
1963 153,150 -6.4%
1964 142,281 -7.1%
1965 131,871 -7.3%
1966 136,678 +3.6%
1967 139,707 +2.2%
1968 143,327 +2.6%
1969 146,264 +2.0%
1970 152,878 +4.5%
1971 156,819 +2.6%
1972 163,906 +4.5%
1973 169,025 +3.1%
1974 171,246 +1.3%
1975 180,618 +5.5%
1976 187,086 +3.6%
1977 194,302 +3.9%
1978 201,027 +3.5%
1979 205,651 +2.3%
1980 214,146 +4.1%
1981 219,076 +2.3%
1982 225,205 +2.8%
1983 229,411 +1.9%
1984 236,773 +3.2%
1985 246,907 +4.3%
1986 264,319 +7.1%
1987 280,314 +6.1%
1988 299,323 +6.8%
1989 312,625 +4.4%
1990 371,175 +18.7%
1991 378,004 +1.8%
1992 375,348 -0.7%
1993 345,559 -7.9%
1994 388,781 +12.5%
1995 379,266 -2.4%
1996 369,670 -2.5%
1997 364,451 -1.4%
1998 367,863 +0.9%
1999 377,636 +2.7%
2000 404,513 +7.1%
2001 407,521 +0.7%
2002 410,920 +0.8%
2003 415,504 +1.1%
2004 420,443 +1.2%
2005 429,035 +2.0%
2006 437,058 +1.9%
2007 445,756 +2.0%
2008 455,126 +2.1%
2009 463,721 +1.9%
2010 473,235 +2.1%
2011 479,705 +1.4%
2012 493,626 +2.9%
2013 498,170 +0.9%
2014 499,474 +0.3%
2015 495,576 -0.8%
2016 492,780 -0.6%
2017 499,354 +1.3%
2018 496,351 -0.6%
2019 504,602 +1.7%
2020 511,940 +1.5%
2021 521,763 +1.9%
2022 528,084 +1.2%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 528,084 is below the median for low income countries, which is 576,398, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 528,084 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 552,241, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 25,051 25,019 25,082 10
1760s 25,120 25,089 25,151 10
1770s 25,189 25,158 25,219 10
1780s 25,256 25,226 25,285 10
1790s 25,321 25,292 25,350 10
1800s 25,385 25,356 25,413 10
1810s 25,505 25,419 25,590 10
1820s 25,694 25,609 25,778 10
1830s 25,881 25,797 25,966 10
1840s 26,068 25,984 26,151 10
1850s 26,417 26,170 26,702 10
1860s 30,683 27,372 34,220 10
1870s 42,332 35,080 47,217 10
1880s 53,780 48,323 59,608 10
1890s 66,443 58,839 74,626 10
1900s 93,204 76,634 105,537 10
1910s 114,511 98,006 130,188 10
1920s 132,763 124,939 145,300 10
1930s 171,121 148,614 180,467 10
1940s 217,899 181,053 242,642 10
1950s 231,251 192,856 266,845 10
1960s 151,348 131,871 183,314 10
1970s 178,256 152,878 205,651 10
1980s 252,810 214,146 312,625 10
1990s 371,775 345,559 388,781 10
2000s 428,960 404,513 463,721 10
2010s 493,287 473,235 504,602 10
2020s 520,596 511,940 528,084 3

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 73 Niger 598,353 compare
  2. 74 Paraguay 597,454 compare
  3. 75 Chad 576,398 compare
  4. 77 Taiwan 520,865 compare
  5. 78 Liberia 520,771 compare
  6. 79 Austria 517,344 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is change air pollutant emissions in Malawi?
Change air pollutant emissions in Malawi was 528,084 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 528,084 in 2022.
What is the lowest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 25,019 in 1750.
How does Malawi rank for change air pollutant emissions?
Malawi ranks 76th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is change air pollutant emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change air pollutant emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Change air pollutant emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
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