Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Malawi
Malawi: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 40.98 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Malawi, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Malawi is 40.98 million tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Malawi peaked at 40.98 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44,477 tonnes, in 1950.
Malawi ranks 162nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 459,531 tonnes | 44,477 tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.87 million tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | 2.77 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.76 million tonnes | 3.08 million tonnes | 6.66 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.08 million tonnes | 7.15 million tonnes | 11.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.48 million tonnes | 11.63 million tonnes | 17.52 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.17 million tonnes | 18.15 million tonnes | 24.56 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.21 million tonnes | 25.35 million tonnes | 33.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.12 million tonnes | 35.35 million tonnes | 40.98 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 159 Chad 43.45 million tonnes compare
- 160 Somalia 41.83 million tonnes compare
- 161 Sierra Leone 41.76 million tonnes compare
- 163 Montenegro 36.06 million tonnes compare
- 164 French Polynesia 35.02 million tonnes compare
- 165 Maldives 33.65 million tonnes compare
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 oil in Malawi?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Malawi was 40.98 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 oil recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 40.98 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,477 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Malawi rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Malawi ranks 162nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.