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-$, in 2014.
Malawi ranks 115th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0846 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1991 | 0.0836 kilograms per international-$ | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0917 kilograms per international-$ | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0957 kilograms per international-$ | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1027 kilograms per international-$ | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0907 kilograms per international-$ | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1042 kilograms per international-$ | +14.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0963 kilograms per international-$ | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0951 kilograms per international-$ | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.102 kilograms per international-$ | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0708 kilograms per international-$ | -30.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0662 kilograms per international-$ | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0746 kilograms per international-$ | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0784 kilograms per international-$ | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0666 kilograms per international-$ | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0606 kilograms per international-$ | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0636 kilograms per international-$ | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0549 kilograms per international-$ | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0574 kilograms per international-$ | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.049 kilograms per international-$ | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0476 kilograms per international-$ | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.048 kilograms per international-$ | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0502 kilograms per international-$ | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0379 kilograms per international-$ | -24.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0324 kilograms per international-$ | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0334 kilograms per international-$ | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0446 kilograms per international-$ | +33.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0408 kilograms per international-$ | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1127 kilograms per international-$ | +176.5% |
| 2019 | 0.109 kilograms per international-$ | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1168 kilograms per international-$ | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.112 kilograms per international-$ | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1208 kilograms per international-$ | +7.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1208 kilograms per international-$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1208 kilograms per international-$, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1208 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1814 kilograms per international-$, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumption-based carbon intensity in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +176.5% | 0.0408 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1127 kilograms per international-$ |
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
- 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 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-$).