Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Malawi
Malawi: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.5143 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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
Malawi recorded 0.5143 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Malawi peaked at 9.3 tonnes per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0641 tonnes per person, in 1993.
That places Malawi 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.22 tonnes per person | 3.43 tonnes per person | 6.53 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.34 tonnes per person | 3.97 tonnes per person | 9.3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3 tonnes per person | 0.6964 tonnes per person | 5.67 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 tonnes per person | 0.8554 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 tonnes per person | 0.0641 tonnes per person | 2.2 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7918 tonnes per person | 0.695 tonnes per person | 0.9074 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.563 tonnes per person | 0.5143 tonnes per person | 0.6921 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 including land-use change in Malawi?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Malawi was 0.5143 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 including land-use change recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3 tonnes per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0641 tonnes per person in 1993.
- How does Malawi rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Malawi ranks 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.