Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Malawi
Malawi: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 0.1532 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Malawi is 0.1532 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 234.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Malawi peaked at 0.1554 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0402 tonnes per person, in 2014.
Malawi ranks 120th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Malawi, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0728 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0756 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0744 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0838 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0814 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0818 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1013 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0978 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0954 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1033 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0705 tonnes per person | -31.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0617 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 0.069 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0745 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0649 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0592 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.063 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0577 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0628 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0561 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0562 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0573 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0593 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0458 tonnes per person | -22.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0402 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0415 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0552 tonnes per person | +32.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0511 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1435 tonnes per person | +181.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1425 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1502 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1467 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1554 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1532 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1532 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2058 tonnes per person, 74% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1532 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5849 tonnes per person, 26% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? 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 | +181.0% | 0.0511 tonnes per person | 0.1435 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0868 tonnes per person | 0.0728 tonnes per person | 0.1033 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0639 tonnes per person | 0.0561 tonnes per person | 0.0745 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0693 tonnes per person | 0.0402 tonnes per person | 0.1435 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1514 tonnes per person | 0.1467 tonnes per person | 0.1554 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Malawi?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Malawi was 0.1532 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1554 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0402 tonnes per person in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Malawi ranks 120th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 234.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.