Consumption-based carbon intensity in Malawi
Malawi: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.1208 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Malawi, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption-based carbon intensity in Malawi stood at 0.1208 kilograms per international-$. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 140.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Malawi peaked at 0.1208 kilograms per international-$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0324 kilograms per international-$, in 2014.
Malawi ranks 115th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0947 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0836 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1042 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0642 kilograms per international-$ | 0.049 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0784 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0556 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0324 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1127 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1165 kilograms per international-$ | 0.112 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1208 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 112 Tanzania 0.1302 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 113 Nigeria 0.1231 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 114 Cameroon 0.121 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 116 Rwanda 0.1194 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 117 Uganda 0.0885 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 118 Ethiopia 0.0827 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Malawi?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Malawi was 0.1208 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1208 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0324 kilograms per international-$ in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Malawi ranks 115th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.8%. 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).