Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Malawi
Malawi: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions was 0.2806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
196th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1956
All-time low
0.0865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1852
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Malawi, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Malawi stood at 0.2806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Malawi peaked at 0.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.0865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1852.
That places Malawi 196th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Malawi?
- Per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Malawi was 0.2806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1956.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1852.
- How does Malawi rank for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Malawi ranks 196th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.