Carbon intensity of energy in Malawi
Malawi: Carbon intensity of energy was 217.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity of energy in Malawi, 1980–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon intensity of energy in Malawi stood at 217.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity of energy in Malawi peaked at 258 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1980 and was at its lowest, 155.87 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, in 2010.
Malawi ranks 87th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 221.51 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 186.25 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 258 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 213.99 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 201.96 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 232.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 181.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 166.9 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 198.3 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 179.17 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 155.87 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 247.36 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 224.47 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 214.32 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 237.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 84 Malaysia 219.13 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 85 Solomon Islands 219.13 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 86 Taiwan 218.54 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 88 Sri Lanka 217.37 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 89 Iran 216.16 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 90 Jordan 215.73 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 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 of energy in Malawi?
- Carbon intensity of energy in Malawi was 217.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity of energy recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 258 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1980.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity of energy recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 155.87 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for carbon intensity of energy?
- Malawi ranks 87th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity of energy rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity of energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.