Co2 land use per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Co2 land use per capita was 0.4275 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.4275
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
64th
of 194 countries
All-time high
9.22
in 1964
All-time low
-0.9615
in 1909
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Malawi, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 land use per capita in Malawi is 0.4275, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Malawi peaked at 9.22 in 1964 and was at its lowest, -0.9615, in 1909.
Malawi ranks 64th of 194 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.
Co2 land use per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.25 | — |
| 1851 | 0.8927 | -28.4% |
| 1852 | 0.7044 | -21.1% |
| 1853 | 0.5794 | -17.7% |
| 1854 | 0.5515 | -4.8% |
| 1855 | 0.434 | -21.3% |
| 1856 | 0.3608 | -16.9% |
| 1857 | 0.3177 | -11.9% |
| 1858 | 0.2639 | -16.9% |
| 1859 | 0.2219 | -15.9% |
| 1860 | 0.1778 | -19.9% |
| 1861 | 0.1393 | -21.6% |
| 1862 | 0.1053 | -24.4% |
| 1863 | 0.0752 | -28.6% |
| 1864 | 0.049 | -34.8% |
| 1865 | 0.0253 | -48.3% |
| 1866 | 0.0047 | -81.6% |
| 1867 | -0.0144 | -408.3% |
| 1868 | -0.031 | +115.1% |
| 1869 | -0.0459 | +48.3% |
| 1870 | -0.0669 | +45.7% |
| 1871 | -0.0843 | +26.0% |
| 1872 | -0.0999 | +18.5% |
| 1873 | -0.1139 | +14.0% |
| 1874 | -0.0298 | -73.8% |
| 1875 | 0.0573 | -292.4% |
| 1876 | 0.1003 | +74.9% |
| 1877 | 0.1205 | +20.2% |
| 1878 | 0.1271 | +5.5% |
| 1879 | 0.1245 | -2.1% |
| 1880 | 0.1843 | +48.1% |
| 1881 | 0.2179 | +18.2% |
| 1882 | 0.2409 | +10.6% |
| 1883 | 0.2326 | -3.5% |
| 1884 | 0.1573 | -32.3% |
| 1885 | 0.1201 | -23.7% |
| 1886 | 0.1023 | -14.8% |
| 1887 | 0.0951 | -7.0% |
| 1888 | 0.0941 | -1.1% |
| 1889 | 0.0938 | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.0485 | -48.3% |
| 1891 | -0.0471 | -197.0% |
| 1892 | -0.1096 | +132.7% |
| 1893 | -0.1658 | +51.2% |
| 1894 | -0.2122 | +28.0% |
| 1895 | -0.2518 | +18.7% |
| 1896 | -0.2875 | +14.2% |
| 1897 | -0.3201 | +11.3% |
| 1898 | -0.3499 | +9.3% |
| 1899 | -0.3778 | +8.0% |
| 1900 | -0.4481 | +18.6% |
| 1901 | -0.5182 | +15.6% |
| 1902 | -0.5845 | +12.8% |
| 1903 | -0.6478 | +10.8% |
| 1904 | -0.7069 | +9.1% |
| 1905 | -0.763 | +7.9% |
| 1906 | -0.8165 | +7.0% |
| 1907 | -0.8677 | +6.3% |
| 1908 | -0.9162 | +5.6% |
| 1909 | -0.9615 | +4.9% |
| 1910 | -0.9477 | -1.4% |
| 1911 | -0.9058 | -4.4% |
| 1912 | -0.885 | -2.3% |
| 1913 | -0.8716 | -1.5% |
| 1914 | -0.8617 | -1.1% |
| 1915 | -0.8566 | -0.6% |
| 1916 | -0.8526 | -0.5% |
| 1917 | -0.8498 | -0.3% |
| 1918 | -0.8486 | -0.1% |
| 1919 | -0.8446 | -0.5% |
| 1920 | -0.2071 | -75.5% |
| 1921 | 0.2364 | -214.2% |
| 1922 | 0.5679 | +140.2% |
| 1923 | 0.8295 | +46.1% |
| 1924 | 1.04 | +25.1% |
| 1925 | 1.21 | +16.5% |
| 1926 | 1.35 | +11.9% |
| 1927 | 1.48 | +9.1% |
| 1928 | 1.58 | +6.7% |
| 1929 | 1.66 | +5.0% |
| 1930 | 1.78 | +7.4% |
| 1931 | 1.85 | +4.1% |
| 1932 | 1.91 | +2.9% |
| 1933 | 1.95 | +2.2% |
| 1934 | 1.98 | +1.4% |
| 1935 | 2 | +1.0% |
| 1936 | 2.01 | +0.5% |
| 1937 | 2.01 | +0.3% |
| 1938 | 2.01 | -0.0% |
| 1939 | 2.01 | -0.3% |
| 1940 | 2.26 | +12.4% |
| 1941 | 2.4 | +6.3% |
| 1942 | 2.5 | +4.0% |
| 1943 | 2.54 | +2.0% |
| 1944 | 2.65 | +4.2% |
| 1945 | 2.63 | -0.9% |
| 1946 | 2.61 | -0.6% |
| 1947 | 2.61 | -0.1% |
| 1948 | 2.59 | -0.8% |
| 1949 | 2.64 | +2.1% |
| 1950 | 6.45 | +144.0% |
| 1951 | 5.04 | -21.8% |
| 1952 | 4.35 | -13.6% |
| 1953 | 3.9 | -10.5% |
| 1954 | 3.56 | -8.6% |
| 1955 | 3.54 | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 3.37 | -4.7% |
| 1957 | 3.29 | -2.4% |
| 1958 | 3.71 | +12.7% |
| 1959 | 3.88 | +4.4% |
| 1960 | 5.27 | +36.0% |
| 1961 | 6.54 | +24.1% |
| 1962 | 6.49 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 6.04 | -6.9% |
| 1964 | 9.22 | +52.6% |
| 1965 | 8.27 | -10.2% |
| 1966 | 5.41 | -34.6% |
| 1967 | 5.84 | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 5.53 | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 3.89 | -29.7% |
| 1970 | 5.57 | +43.3% |
| 1971 | 5.19 | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 4.7 | -9.5% |
| 1973 | 3.39 | -27.9% |
| 1974 | 2.34 | -31.1% |
| 1975 | 1.97 | -15.5% |
| 1976 | 1.71 | -13.2% |
| 1977 | 1.96 | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 1.49 | -24.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5908 | -60.3% |
| 1980 | 1.49 | +151.5% |
| 1981 | 1.96 | +31.8% |
| 1982 | 0.879 | -55.1% |
| 1983 | 1.03 | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8669 | -15.8% |
| 1985 | 1.54 | +77.8% |
| 1986 | 1.02 | -33.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7897 | -22.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9938 | +25.9% |
| 1989 | 1.14 | +14.4% |
| 1990 | 1.52 | +33.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9084 | -40.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5911 | -34.9% |
| 1993 | -0.0213 | -103.6% |
| 1994 | 1.41 | -6708.1% |
| 1995 | 1.64 | +16.3% |
| 1996 | 1.48 | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 1.95 | +31.7% |
| 1998 | 2.12 | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 1.87 | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 1.84 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.42 | -22.9% |
| 2002 | 1.77 | +24.8% |
| 2003 | 1.49 | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 1.98 | +33.0% |
| 2005 | 1.93 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.5 | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 1.67 | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 1.51 | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9628 | -36.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8079 | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6828 | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7129 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.838 | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8041 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.745 | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7009 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6792 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6366 | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6058 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5965 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4538 | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 0.453 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4426 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4275 | -3.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.4275 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8828, 48% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.4275 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +6708.1% | -0.0213 | 1.41 |
| 1867 | -408.3% | 0.0047 | -0.0144 |
| 1875 | +292.4% | -0.0298 | 0.0573 |
| 1921 | +214.2% | -0.2071 | 0.2364 |
| 1891 | -197.0% | 0.0485 | -0.0471 |
| 1980 | +151.5% | 0.5908 | 1.49 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5573 | 0.2219 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0485 | -0.0459 | 0.1778 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0135 | -0.1139 | 0.1271 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1538 | 0.0938 | 0.2409 | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.2073 | -0.3778 | 0.0485 | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.723 | -0.9615 | -0.4481 | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.8724 | -0.9477 | -0.8446 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9736 | -0.2071 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.95 | 1.78 | 2.01 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.54 | 2.26 | 2.65 | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.11 | 3.29 | 6.45 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.25 | 3.89 | 9.22 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.89 | 0.5908 | 5.57 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 | 0.7897 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 | -0.0213 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 | 0.9628 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7213 | 0.6058 | 0.838 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4747 | 0.4275 | 0.5965 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Malawi
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 415.04 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,501 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,819 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 366.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 land use per capita in Malawi?
- Co2 land use per capita in Malawi was 0.4275 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 9.22 in 1964.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9615 in 1909.
- How does Malawi rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Malawi ranks 64th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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