Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Malawi
Malawi: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0676 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil 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 oil in Malawi is 0.0676 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Malawi peaked at 0.0822 tonnes per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0151 tonnes per person, in 1950.
That places Malawi 211th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0306 tonnes per person | 0.0151 tonnes per person | 0.0401 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0432 tonnes per person | 0.0373 tonnes per person | 0.0573 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0736 tonnes per person | 0.0644 tonnes per person | 0.0822 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0596 tonnes per person | 0.0526 tonnes per person | 0.0789 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0622 tonnes per person | 0.0541 tonnes per person | 0.0664 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0551 tonnes per person | 0.0515 tonnes per person | 0.0606 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.055 tonnes per person | 0.043 tonnes per person | 0.0744 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0686 tonnes per person | 0.0656 tonnes per person | 0.0732 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 208 Ethiopia 0.0908 tonnes per person compare
- 209 Central African Republic 0.074 tonnes per person compare
- 210 Somalia 0.0694 tonnes per person compare
- 212 Burundi 0.0614 tonnes per person compare
- 213 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0443 tonnes per person compare
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 oil in Malawi?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Malawi was 0.0676 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 oil recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0822 tonnes per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0151 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Malawi rank for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Malawi ranks 211th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.