Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions in Malawi
Malawi: Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions was 1.88 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions in Malawi, 1965–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Malawi stood at 1.88 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Malawi peaked at 1.88 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 347,961 tonnes, in 1965.
Malawi ranks 157th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 382,319 tonnes | 347,961 tonnes | 428,510 tonnes | 5 |
| 1970s | 572,509 tonnes | 454,069 tonnes | 669,734 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 579,644 tonnes | 541,487 tonnes | 710,076 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 862,754 tonnes | 736,906 tonnes | 919,530 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 893,615 tonnes | 777,288 tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.20 million tonnes | 972,162 tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.82 million tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | 1.88 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 kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Malawi?
- Kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Malawi was 1.88 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 347,961 tonnes in 1965.
- How does Malawi rank for kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions?
- Malawi ranks 157th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.