Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Malawi
Malawi: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was 2.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Malawi, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 2.6% for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Malawi peaked at 5.4% in 1988 and was at its lowest, -1.2%, in 1994.
That places Malawi 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | -1.2% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 6 |
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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 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 change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Malawi?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Malawi was 2.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 1988.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.2% in 1994.
- How does Malawi rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Malawi ranks 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.