Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.0681 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Malawi, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0681 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0.2374 kilograms per international-$ in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.0492 kilograms per international-$, in 2014.
Malawi ranks 160th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2041 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1614 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2374 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1501 kilograms per international-$ | 0.12 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2023 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1218 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1019 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1413 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0864 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0718 kilograms per international-$ | 0.113 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0922 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0798 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1119 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0703 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0617 kilograms per international-$ | 0.079 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0571 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0492 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0716 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0688 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0641 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0744 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 157 Sweden 0.0735 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 158 Sri Lanka 0.0721 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 159 Rwanda 0.0688 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 161 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0645 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 162 Ethiopia 0.0628 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 163 Uganda 0.0601 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Malawi?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Malawi was 0.0681 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2374 kilograms per international-$ in 1956.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0492 kilograms per international-$ in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 160th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).