Per capita ghg emissions in Malawi
Malawi: Per capita ghg emissions was 1.15 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.15
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
191st
of 199 countries
All-time high
6.45
in 1964
All-time low
-0.5643
in 1912
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Malawi, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.15 for per capita ghg emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Malawi peaked at 6.45 in 1964 and was at its lowest, -0.5643, in 1912.
That places Malawi 191st out of 199 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.
Per capita ghg emissions in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.12 | — |
| 1851 | 0.9108 | -18.8% |
| 1852 | 0.7958 | -12.6% |
| 1853 | 0.7146 | -10.2% |
| 1854 | 0.6703 | -6.2% |
| 1855 | 0.5998 | -10.5% |
| 1856 | 0.5466 | -8.9% |
| 1857 | 0.503 | -8.0% |
| 1858 | 0.4582 | -8.9% |
| 1859 | 0.4225 | -7.8% |
| 1860 | 0.3854 | -8.8% |
| 1861 | 0.3525 | -8.5% |
| 1862 | 0.3227 | -8.5% |
| 1863 | 0.2972 | -7.9% |
| 1864 | 0.2741 | -7.8% |
| 1865 | 0.2537 | -7.5% |
| 1866 | 0.2349 | -7.4% |
| 1867 | 0.2174 | -7.5% |
| 1868 | 0.2019 | -7.1% |
| 1869 | 0.1874 | -7.1% |
| 1870 | 0.1704 | -9.1% |
| 1871 | 0.1545 | -9.3% |
| 1872 | 0.1404 | -9.2% |
| 1873 | 0.1278 | -8.9% |
| 1874 | 0.1313 | +2.7% |
| 1875 | 0.1376 | +4.8% |
| 1876 | 0.1387 | +0.8% |
| 1877 | 0.1361 | -1.9% |
| 1878 | 0.1314 | -3.5% |
| 1879 | 0.1268 | -3.5% |
| 1880 | 0.1633 | +28.8% |
| 1881 | 0.1919 | +17.5% |
| 1882 | 0.2144 | +11.7% |
| 1883 | 0.2238 | +4.4% |
| 1884 | 0.2096 | -6.3% |
| 1885 | 0.2065 | -1.5% |
| 1886 | 0.2096 | +1.5% |
| 1887 | 0.2156 | +2.9% |
| 1888 | 0.2232 | +3.5% |
| 1889 | 0.2292 | +2.7% |
| 1890 | 0.198 | -13.6% |
| 1891 | 0.1396 | -29.5% |
| 1892 | 0.093 | -33.4% |
| 1893 | 0.0538 | -42.2% |
| 1894 | 0.0202 | -62.5% |
| 1895 | 0.0083 | -58.6% |
| 1896 | -0.0096 | -215.0% |
| 1897 | -0.0309 | +221.6% |
| 1898 | -0.057 | +84.7% |
| 1899 | -0.0806 | +41.4% |
| 1900 | -0.1296 | +60.9% |
| 1901 | -0.1427 | +10.1% |
| 1902 | -0.1915 | +34.2% |
| 1903 | -0.3071 | +60.4% |
| 1904 | -0.1022 | -66.7% |
| 1905 | -0.321 | +214.0% |
| 1906 | -0.3422 | +6.6% |
| 1907 | -0.3124 | -8.7% |
| 1908 | -0.3824 | +22.4% |
| 1909 | -0.5427 | +41.9% |
| 1910 | -0.4307 | -20.6% |
| 1911 | -0.5006 | +16.2% |
| 1912 | -0.5643 | +12.7% |
| 1913 | -0.4621 | -18.1% |
| 1914 | -0.5305 | +14.8% |
| 1915 | -0.493 | -7.1% |
| 1916 | -0.3678 | -25.4% |
| 1917 | -0.3581 | -2.6% |
| 1918 | -0.3287 | -8.2% |
| 1919 | -0.2861 | -13.0% |
| 1920 | 0.1869 | -165.3% |
| 1921 | 0.5773 | +208.8% |
| 1922 | 0.7293 | +26.3% |
| 1923 | 1.06 | +45.3% |
| 1924 | 1.11 | +4.8% |
| 1925 | 1.44 | +29.7% |
| 1926 | 1.53 | +5.9% |
| 1927 | 1.63 | +7.0% |
| 1928 | 1.66 | +1.7% |
| 1929 | 1.78 | +7.2% |
| 1930 | 1.83 | +2.8% |
| 1931 | 2 | +9.7% |
| 1932 | 1.99 | -0.6% |
| 1933 | 2.05 | +2.7% |
| 1934 | 2.21 | +8.1% |
| 1935 | 2.15 | -3.0% |
| 1936 | 2.28 | +6.1% |
| 1937 | 2.23 | -2.0% |
| 1938 | 2.25 | +1.0% |
| 1939 | 2.32 | +3.1% |
| 1940 | 2.48 | +6.9% |
| 1941 | 2.57 | +3.6% |
| 1942 | 2.65 | +3.2% |
| 1943 | 2.72 | +2.5% |
| 1944 | 2.86 | +5.1% |
| 1945 | 2.94 | +2.8% |
| 1946 | 2.98 | +1.5% |
| 1947 | 3.02 | +1.4% |
| 1948 | 3.04 | +0.5% |
| 1949 | 2.9 | -4.7% |
| 1950 | 5.52 | +90.7% |
| 1951 | 4.87 | -11.9% |
| 1952 | 4.18 | -14.1% |
| 1953 | 3.73 | -10.8% |
| 1954 | 3.56 | -4.6% |
| 1955 | 3.72 | +4.7% |
| 1956 | 3.87 | +4.0% |
| 1957 | 3.79 | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 3.52 | -7.3% |
| 1959 | 3.38 | -3.8% |
| 1960 | 3.9 | +15.2% |
| 1961 | 4.83 | +23.9% |
| 1962 | 4.68 | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 4.59 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 6.45 | +40.4% |
| 1965 | 6.11 | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 4.32 | -29.3% |
| 1967 | 4.64 | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 4.4 | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 3.41 | -22.6% |
| 1970 | 4.5 | +32.1% |
| 1971 | 4.32 | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 4.01 | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 3.09 | -23.0% |
| 1974 | 2.55 | -17.3% |
| 1975 | 2.05 | -19.6% |
| 1976 | 2.04 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 2.11 | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 1.95 | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 1.25 | -35.9% |
| 1980 | 1.79 | +43.2% |
| 1981 | 2.1 | +17.3% |
| 1982 | 1.5 | -28.6% |
| 1983 | 1.34 | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 1.33 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.8 | +35.6% |
| 1986 | 1.54 | -14.4% |
| 1987 | 1.27 | -17.7% |
| 1988 | 1.4 | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 1.58 | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 1.79 | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 1.46 | -18.4% |
| 1992 | 1.1 | -24.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7093 | -35.4% |
| 1994 | 1.57 | +121.8% |
| 1995 | 1.82 | +15.9% |
| 1996 | 1.79 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 2.19 | +22.7% |
| 1998 | 2.29 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 2.16 | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 2.05 | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 1.74 | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 1.96 | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 1.8 | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 2.19 | +21.5% |
| 2005 | 2.12 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.85 | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 1.93 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.86 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.47 | -20.9% |
| 2010 | 1.3 | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 1.25 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.23 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.37 | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 1.38 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.3 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 1.27 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.29 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.34 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.39 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.34 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.16 | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 1.23 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 1.22 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.15 | -5.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.15 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.93, 60% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.15 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.65, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | -221.6% | -0.0096 | -0.0309 |
| 1896 | -215.0% | 0.0083 | -0.0096 |
| 1905 | -214.0% | -0.1022 | -0.321 |
| 1921 | +208.8% | 0.1869 | 0.5773 |
| 1920 | +165.3% | -0.2861 | 0.1869 |
| 1994 | +121.8% | 0.7093 | 1.57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6743 | 0.4225 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2727 | 0.1874 | 0.3854 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1395 | 0.1268 | 0.1704 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2087 | 0.1633 | 0.2292 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0335 | -0.0806 | 0.198 | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.2774 | -0.5427 | -0.1022 | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.4322 | -0.5643 | -0.2861 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.17 | 0.1869 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.13 | 1.83 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.82 | 2.48 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.01 | 3.38 | 5.52 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.73 | 3.41 | 6.45 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.79 | 1.25 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.56 | 1.27 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.69 | 0.7093 | 2.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9 | 1.47 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 | 1.23 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 | 1.15 | 1.34 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Malawi
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 415.04 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,501 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,819 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 366.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita ghg emissions in Malawi?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Malawi was 1.15 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.45 in 1964.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5643 in 1912.
- How does Malawi rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Malawi ranks 191st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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