Per capita methane emissions in Malawi
Malawi: Per capita methane emissions was 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
180th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.4011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1950
All-time low
0.1576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1852
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Malawi is 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Malawi peaked at 0.4011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1852.
That places Malawi 180th out of 199 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.
Per capita methane emissions in Malawi, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.1581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1852 | 0.1576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1853 | 0.1578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.1579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1855 | 0.1581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.1583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.1584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.1586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 0.1588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.1593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1861 | 0.1599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1862 | 0.1606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1863 | 0.1625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1864 | 0.1632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.1639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.1646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.1654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 0.1661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 0.1668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.1676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1871 | 0.1684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1872 | 0.1693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1873 | 0.1702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1874 | 0.171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1875 | 0.1719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1876 | 0.1728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1877 | 0.1738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1878 | 0.1747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 0.1755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 0.1763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1881 | 0.1769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1882 | 0.1775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1883 | 0.1779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1884 | 0.1784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1885 | 0.1789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1886 | 0.1794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1887 | 0.1799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1888 | 0.1804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1889 | 0.1811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1890 | 0.1812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1891 | 0.1824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1892 | 0.1838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1893 | 0.1854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1894 | 0.1871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1895 | 0.1888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1896 | 0.1905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 0.1923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1898 | 0.1941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 0.1961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1900 | 0.1982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1901 | 0.2016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1902 | 0.2077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1903 | 0.2145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1904 | 0.222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1905 | 0.2175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1906 | 0.2258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1907 | 0.2291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1908 | 0.2336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1909 | 0.2395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1910 | 0.2387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1911 | 0.2476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1912 | 0.2557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1913 | 0.263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1914 | 0.2719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1915 | 0.2797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1916 | 0.2891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1917 | 0.2956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1918 | 0.3082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1919 | 0.313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1920 | 0.3164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1921 | 0.3203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1922 | 0.3222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1923 | 0.3221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.3261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1925 | 0.3272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 0.3338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1927 | 0.334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1928 | 0.3383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1929 | 0.3411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1930 | 0.344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1931 | 0.351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1932 | 0.3538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1933 | 0.3572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1934 | 0.3606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1935 | 0.3638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1936 | 0.3676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1937 | 0.3714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1938 | 0.375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1939 | 0.3778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1940 | 0.3788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1941 | 0.3823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 0.3889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1943 | 0.3925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1944 | 0.3938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1945 | 0.3931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1946 | 0.3922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1947 | 0.3911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1948 | 0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1949 | 0.3878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1950 | 0.4011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1951 | 0.3986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 0.3957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 0.3927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.3895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 0.3862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.3829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 0.3793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 0.3757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.3717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 0.3677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 0.3777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 0.3659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +32.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 45% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +32.3% | 0.2605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 177 Grenada 0.4204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 178 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 179 Afghanistan 0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 181 Papua New Guinea 0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 182 Solomon Islands 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Malawi?
- Per capita methane emissions in Malawi was 0.3867 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 methane emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1950.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1852.
- How does Malawi rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Malawi ranks 180th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.