Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Malawi
Malawi: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Malawi, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Malawi stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 95.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Malawi peaked at 0.0% in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
Malawi ranks 128th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +37.6% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +15.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +12.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +12.8% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +10.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -30.0% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -8.3% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -32.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -16.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -9.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +39.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +24.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +20.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -16.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +16.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -18.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -14.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -9.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -35.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +39.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -21.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +21.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -14.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +34.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -24.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -19.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +34.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -55.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -75.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -54.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +309.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -90.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +349.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +53.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -32.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +117.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +167.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +66.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -40.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +37.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +117.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +349.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2007 | +309.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2013 | +167.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Malawi?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Malawi was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1958.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Malawi rank for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Malawi ranks 128th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.