Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Malawi
Malawi: Cumulative CO₂ emissions was 57.56 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Malawi, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions in Malawi stood at 57.56 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions in Malawi peaked at 57.56 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 234,550 tonnes, in 1950.
That places Malawi 158th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.78 million tonnes | 234,550 tonnes | 3.64 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.72 million tonnes | 4.08 million tonnes | 7.40 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.38 million tonnes | 7.86 million tonnes | 13.13 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.42 million tonnes | 13.84 million tonnes | 18.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.52 million tonnes | 19.66 million tonnes | 27.55 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.31 million tonnes | 28.41 million tonnes | 36.49 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.48 million tonnes | 37.46 million tonnes | 48.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.88 million tonnes | 50.34 million tonnes | 57.56 million tonnes | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions in Malawi?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions in Malawi was 57.56 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 57.56 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 234,550 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Malawi rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Malawi ranks 158th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.