Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Malawi
Malawi: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.0111 tonnes per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Malawi, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Malawi is 0.0111 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Malawi peaked at 0.0125 tonnes per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 tonnes per person, in 2008.
That places Malawi 136th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0053 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0084 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.005 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 0.0069 tonnes per person | 0.0096 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 0.0069 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0052 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.006 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0065 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0041 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0075 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0117 tonnes per person | 0.0111 tonnes per person | 0.0125 tonnes per person | 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 per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Malawi?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Malawi was 0.0111 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0125 tonnes per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 tonnes per person in 2008.
- How does Malawi rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Malawi ranks 136th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.