Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.1049 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Malawi is 0.1049 tonnes per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.3% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0.3969 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0876 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
Malawi ranks 24th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Malawi, year by year
| Year | tonnes per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.3065 tonnes per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.3139 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3331 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3257 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3337 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3638 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3528 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3571 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3107 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2744 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2376 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2058 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2546 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +23.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2215 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3969 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +79.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3443 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2158 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -37.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1904 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2989 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +57.0% |
| 1999 | 0.303 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3172 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3291 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1659 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -49.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1848 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1757 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1719 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1607 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1486 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1266 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1105 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0996 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0876 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1177 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +34.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1303 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1206 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1166 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1376 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1232 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1129 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1021 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.097 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0931 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0937 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0879 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1049 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1049 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0809 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1049 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0607 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +79.2% | 0.2215 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.3969 tonnes per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3272 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2744 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.3638 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2669 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1904 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.3969 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1891 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1105 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.3291 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1148 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0876 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1376 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0953 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0879 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1049 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Malawi?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Malawi was 0.1049 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3969 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0876 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.