Land-use change — Emissions (CO2), per capita (CO2 capita) in Malawi
Malawi: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2), per capita (CO2 capita) was 0.0003 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0003 kt per person for land-use change — emissions (co2), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions (co2), per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0007 kt per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 kt per person, in 2023.
That places Malawi 49th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2), per capita (CO2 capita) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0007 kt per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0007 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 kt per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 kt per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 kt per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 kt per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 kt per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 kt per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 kt per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 kt per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 kt per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 kt per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 kt per person | -2.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0003 kt per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0003 kt per person, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0003 kt per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 kt per person, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0007 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 4 |
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 land-use change — emissions (co2), per capita in Malawi?
- Land-use change — emissions (co2), per capita in Malawi was 0.0003 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 kt per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 kt per person in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for land-use change — emissions (co2), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 49th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions (co2), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. 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 Land-use change — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land-use change — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.