Methane emissions in Malawi
Malawi: Methane emissions was 8.37 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
8.37 million
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
112th
of 199 countries
All-time high
8.37 million
in 2024
All-time low
338,784
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Methane emissions in Malawi, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, methane emissions in Malawi stood at 8.37 million. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions in Malawi peaked at 8.37 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 338,784, in 1850.
Malawi ranks 112th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane emissions in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 338,784 | — |
| 1851 | 339,093 | +0.1% |
| 1852 | 339,403 | +0.1% |
| 1853 | 339,713 | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 340,025 | +0.1% |
| 1855 | 340,337 | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 340,649 | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 340,963 | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 341,277 | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 341,620 | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 342,436 | +0.2% |
| 1861 | 343,653 | +0.4% |
| 1862 | 344,884 | +0.4% |
| 1863 | 348,826 | +1.1% |
| 1864 | 350,090 | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 351,370 | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 352,665 | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 353,976 | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 355,303 | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 356,647 | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 358,009 | +0.4% |
| 1871 | 359,401 | +0.4% |
| 1872 | 360,812 | +0.4% |
| 1873 | 362,241 | +0.4% |
| 1874 | 363,689 | +0.4% |
| 1875 | 365,157 | +0.4% |
| 1876 | 366,645 | +0.4% |
| 1877 | 368,153 | +0.4% |
| 1878 | 369,683 | +0.4% |
| 1879 | 371,234 | +0.4% |
| 1880 | 372,807 | +0.4% |
| 1881 | 374,416 | +0.4% |
| 1882 | 376,049 | +0.4% |
| 1883 | 377,705 | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 379,386 | +0.4% |
| 1885 | 381,092 | +0.4% |
| 1886 | 382,823 | +0.5% |
| 1887 | 384,581 | +0.5% |
| 1888 | 386,366 | +0.5% |
| 1889 | 388,178 | +0.5% |
| 1890 | 388,228 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 390,206 | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 392,221 | +0.5% |
| 1893 | 394,272 | +0.5% |
| 1894 | 396,362 | +0.5% |
| 1895 | 398,490 | +0.5% |
| 1896 | 400,658 | +0.5% |
| 1897 | 402,867 | +0.6% |
| 1898 | 405,119 | +0.6% |
| 1899 | 407,415 | +0.6% |
| 1900 | 409,756 | +0.6% |
| 1901 | 414,214 | +1.1% |
| 1902 | 423,707 | +2.3% |
| 1903 | 434,247 | +2.5% |
| 1904 | 445,961 | +2.7% |
| 1905 | 433,594 | -2.8% |
| 1906 | 446,645 | +3.0% |
| 1907 | 449,754 | +0.7% |
| 1908 | 455,086 | +1.2% |
| 1909 | 463,408 | +1.8% |
| 1910 | 458,950 | -1.0% |
| 1911 | 473,660 | +3.2% |
| 1912 | 486,929 | +2.8% |
| 1913 | 498,995 | +2.5% |
| 1914 | 513,900 | +3.0% |
| 1915 | 526,667 | +2.5% |
| 1916 | 542,516 | +3.0% |
| 1917 | 552,529 | +1.8% |
| 1918 | 573,882 | +3.9% |
| 1919 | 582,716 | +1.5% |
| 1920 | 591,117 | +1.4% |
| 1921 | 602,837 | +2.0% |
| 1922 | 613,238 | +1.7% |
| 1923 | 622,255 | +1.5% |
| 1924 | 639,375 | +2.8% |
| 1925 | 651,128 | +1.8% |
| 1926 | 674,296 | +3.6% |
| 1927 | 684,804 | +1.6% |
| 1928 | 703,987 | +2.8% |
| 1929 | 720,445 | +2.3% |
| 1930 | 737,187 | +2.3% |
| 1931 | 762,946 | +3.5% |
| 1932 | 779,918 | +2.2% |
| 1933 | 798,516 | +2.4% |
| 1934 | 817,242 | +2.3% |
| 1935 | 836,096 | +2.3% |
| 1936 | 856,746 | +2.5% |
| 1937 | 877,584 | +2.4% |
| 1938 | 898,609 | +2.4% |
| 1939 | 918,590 | +2.2% |
| 1940 | 935,408 | +1.8% |
| 1941 | 959,670 | +2.6% |
| 1942 | 993,117 | +3.5% |
| 1943 | 1.02 million | +2.7% |
| 1944 | 1.04 million | +2.1% |
| 1945 | 1.06 million | +1.6% |
| 1946 | 1.08 million | +1.6% |
| 1947 | 1.09 million | +1.5% |
| 1948 | 1.11 million | +1.4% |
| 1949 | 1.12 million | +1.4% |
| 1950 | 1.18 million | +5.4% |
| 1951 | 1.20 million | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 1.21 million | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 1.22 million | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 1.24 million | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 1.25 million | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 1.27 million | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 1.29 million | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 1.30 million | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 1.32 million | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 1.33 million | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 1.40 million | +5.2% |
| 1962 | 1.39 million | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.40 million | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 1.42 million | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 1.45 million | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 1.48 million | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 1.51 million | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 1.53 million | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 1.55 million | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 1.66 million | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 1.59 million | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 1.67 million | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 1.71 million | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 1.75 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.81 million | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 1.88 million | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 1.94 million | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 1.99 million | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 2.07 million | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 2.03 million | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 2.09 million | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 2.16 million | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 2.16 million | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.19 million | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 2.29 million | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 2.34 million | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 2.50 million | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 2.32 million | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 2.39 million | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 3.29 million | +37.6% |
| 1991 | 3.32 million | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 3.34 million | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 3.30 million | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 3.26 million | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 3.27 million | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.34 million | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 3.33 million | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 3.50 million | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 3.67 million | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 3.81 million | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 3.67 million | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 3.77 million | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.91 million | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 3.91 million | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.05 million | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 4.14 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 4.30 million | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 4.54 million | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 4.70 million | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 4.97 million | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 5.13 million | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 5.34 million | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 5.51 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 5.69 million | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 5.89 million | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 6.11 million | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 6.24 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 6.71 million | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 7.36 million | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 7.58 million | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 7.66 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 7.92 million | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 8.23 million | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 8.37 million | +1.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 8.37 million is below the median for low income countries, which is 18.97 million, 44% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 8.37 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.22 million, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +37.6% | 2.39 million | 3.29 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 340,186 | 338,784 | 341,620 | 10 |
| 1860s | 349,985 | 342,436 | 356,647 | 10 |
| 1870s | 364,502 | 358,009 | 371,234 | 10 |
| 1880s | 380,340 | 372,807 | 388,178 | 10 |
| 1890s | 397,584 | 388,228 | 407,415 | 10 |
| 1900s | 437,637 | 409,756 | 463,408 | 10 |
| 1910s | 521,074 | 458,950 | 582,716 | 10 |
| 1920s | 650,348 | 591,117 | 720,445 | 10 |
| 1930s | 828,343 | 737,187 | 918,590 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.04 million | 935,408 | 1.12 million | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.25 million | 1.18 million | 1.32 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.45 million | 1.33 million | 1.55 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.81 million | 1.59 million | 2.07 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.25 million | 2.03 million | 2.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.36 million | 3.26 million | 3.67 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.08 million | 3.67 million | 4.70 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.90 million | 4.97 million | 7.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.95 million | 7.58 million | 8.37 million | 5 |
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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 methane emissions in Malawi?
- Methane emissions in Malawi was 8.37 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest methane emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 8.37 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 338,784 in 1850.
- How does Malawi rank for methane emissions?
- Malawi ranks 112th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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