Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Malawi
Malawi: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 1.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Malawi, 1951–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.6% for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in 2024.
The figure is down 45.1% on the previous year and up 116.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Malawi peaked at 41.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -15.0%, in 1981.
Malawi ranks 123rd of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.1% | -10.7% | 17.9% | 9 |
| 1960s | -1.3% | -14.8% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.5% | -4.9% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.0% | -15.0% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | -1.8% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | -9.0% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | -9.4% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | -9.9% | 10.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More climate change data for Malawi
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.6% (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 per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.0869 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 57.56 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.0869 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.0869 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Malawi?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Malawi was 1.6% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.0% in 1981.
- How does Malawi rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Malawi ranks 123rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.