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.
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
- 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 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.