CO₂ emissions per capita in Malawi
Malawi: CO₂ emissions per capita was 0.0869 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
CO₂ emissions per capita in Malawi, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0869 tonnes per person for co₂ emissions per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.1362 tonnes per person in 1957 and was at its lowest, 0.0611 tonnes per person, in 2014.
Malawi ranks 209th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1119 tonnes per person | 0.0795 tonnes per person | 0.1362 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0932 tonnes per person | 0.0825 tonnes per person | 0.1208 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1087 tonnes per person | 0.098 tonnes per person | 0.1153 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0783 tonnes per person | 0.0614 tonnes per person | 0.1133 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0838 tonnes per person | 0.0772 tonnes per person | 0.089 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0702 tonnes per person | 0.0645 tonnes per person | 0.0755 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0705 tonnes per person | 0.0611 tonnes per person | 0.0912 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0884 tonnes per person | 0.0839 tonnes per person | 0.0956 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.0869 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions per capita in Malawi?
- Co₂ emissions per capita in Malawi was 0.0869 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1362 tonnes per person in 1957.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0611 tonnes per person in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Malawi ranks 209th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.