Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 36.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Malawi, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 36.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices for change in co₂ emissions and gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Malawi peaked at 36.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.92 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1994.
Malawi ranks 139th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.60 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 9.92 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 13.81 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.03 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 13.33 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 20.87 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.81 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 22.30 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 32.10 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.43 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 32.36 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 36.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 136 Congo 40.17 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 138 Brunei 36.83 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 140 Mauritius 35.78 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 141 Mauritania 34.86 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 142 Jamaica 32.22 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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 change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Malawi?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Malawi was 36.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 36.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.92 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1994.
- How does Malawi rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Malawi ranks 139th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.