Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Malawi
Malawi: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 57.33 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Malawi stood at 57.33 kilograms per person.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Malawi peaked at 68.33 kilograms per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.69 kilograms per person, in 2014.
That places Malawi 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.82 kilograms per person | 37.11 kilograms per person | 46.3 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.17 kilograms per person | 34.46 kilograms per person | 47.24 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.99 kilograms per person | 33.69 kilograms per person | 68.33 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.11 kilograms per person | 56.37 kilograms per person | 57.85 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 transport in Malawi?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Malawi was 57.33 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 68.33 kilograms per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.69 kilograms per person in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Malawi ranks 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.