emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0257 tonnes per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Malawi, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Malawi is 0.0257 tonnes per person, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0505 tonnes per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0257 tonnes per person, in 2022.
That places Malawi 152nd out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0505 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0466 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1962 | 0.043 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0393 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0356 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0322 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0326 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0325 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0325 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0324 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.033 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.033 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0336 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0338 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0333 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0342 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0344 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0346 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0346 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0341 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0342 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0336 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0332 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0325 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0323 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0324 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0334 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0338 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0342 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0341 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0389 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0384 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.037 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0336 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0382 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0374 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0357 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0345 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0341 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0342 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0357 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0352 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0346 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0341 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0336 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0334 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0331 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0328 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0326 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0322 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0319 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0314 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0314 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0308 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.03 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.029 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0281 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0277 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0268 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0265 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0262 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.026 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0257 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0257 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0464 tonnes per person, 55% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0257 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0539 tonnes per person, 48% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0377 tonnes per person | 0.0322 tonnes per person | 0.0505 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0339 tonnes per person | 0.033 tonnes per person | 0.0346 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0334 tonnes per person | 0.0323 tonnes per person | 0.0342 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0362 tonnes per person | 0.0336 tonnes per person | 0.0389 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0337 tonnes per person | 0.0322 tonnes per person | 0.0357 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0294 tonnes per person | 0.0265 tonnes per person | 0.0319 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.026 tonnes per person | 0.0257 tonnes per person | 0.0262 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 149 Marshall Islands 0.0265 tonnes per person compare
- 150 Belgium 0.0264 tonnes per person compare
- 151 Netherlands 0.0259 tonnes per person compare
- 153 Colombia 0.0255 tonnes per person compare
- 154 North Macedonia 0.0254 tonnes per person compare
- 155 Sweden 0.0251 tonnes per person compare
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Malawi?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Malawi was 0.0257 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0505 tonnes per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0257 tonnes per person in 2022.
- How does Malawi rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 152nd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.