Per capita methane emissions by sector in Malawi
Malawi: Per capita methane emissions by sector was 0.9477 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita methane emissions by sector 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
Malawi recorded 0.9477 kilograms per person for per capita methane emissions by sector in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions by sector in Malawi peaked at 3.53 kilograms per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9477 kilograms per person, in 2023.
Malawi ranks 130th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.23 kilograms per person | 1.93 kilograms per person | 2.84 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.29 kilograms per person | 1.56 kilograms per person | 3.53 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 kilograms per person | 1.05 kilograms per person | 2.7 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9854 kilograms per person | 0.9477 kilograms per person | 1.02 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 methane emissions by sector in Malawi?
- Per capita methane emissions by sector in Malawi was 0.9477 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 methane emissions by sector recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.53 kilograms per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions by sector recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9477 kilograms per person in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for per capita methane emissions by sector?
- Malawi ranks 130th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita methane emissions by sector rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 methane emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.