Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in Malawi
Malawi: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement was 3.93 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in Malawi, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 3.93 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Malawi peaked at 3.93 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,353 tonnes, in 1950.
That places Malawi 134th out of 211 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 | 74,544 tonnes | 6,353 tonnes | 173,608 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 272,401 tonnes | 196,348 tonnes | 378,446 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 598,060 tonnes | 411,155 tonnes | 809,016 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.00 million tonnes | 852,244 tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.46 million tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 1.69 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.93 million tonnes | 1.74 million tonnes | 2.02 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 million tonnes | 2.03 million tonnes | 2.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.45 million tonnes | 2.97 million tonnes | 3.93 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)
- 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Malawi?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Malawi was 3.93 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 from cement recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.93 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,353 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Malawi rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Malawi ranks 134th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.2%. 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 from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.