Per capita co emissions vs human development index in Malawi
Malawi: Per capita co emissions vs human development index was 0.1532 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita co emissions vs human development index in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.1532 for per capita co emissions vs human development index in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 234.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co emissions vs human development index in Malawi peaked at 0.1554 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0402, in 2014.
Malawi ranks 120th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Per capita co emissions vs human development index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0728 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0756 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0744 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0838 | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0814 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0818 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1013 | +23.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0978 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0954 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1033 | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0705 | -31.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0617 | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 0.069 | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0745 | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0649 | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0592 | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.063 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0577 | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0628 | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0561 | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0562 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0573 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0593 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0458 | -22.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0402 | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0415 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0552 | +32.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0511 | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1435 | +181.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1425 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1502 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1467 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1554 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1532 | -1.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1532 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2058, 74% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1532 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5849, 26% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co emissions vs human development index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +181.0% | 0.0511 | 0.1435 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0868 | 0.0728 | 0.1033 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0639 | 0.0561 | 0.0745 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0693 | 0.0402 | 0.1435 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1514 | 0.1467 | 0.1554 | 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 per capita co emissions vs human development index in Malawi?
- Per capita co emissions vs human development index in Malawi was 0.1532 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co emissions vs human development index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1554 in 2022.
- What is the lowest per capita co emissions vs human development index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0402 in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for per capita co emissions vs human development index?
- Malawi ranks 120th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co emissions vs human development index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 234.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co emissions vs human development index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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