Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Malawi
Malawi: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Malawi, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Malawi is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Malawi peaked at 0.0% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
Malawi ranks 112th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +97.5% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +52.9% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +35.6% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +27.7% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +25.0% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +19.9% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +16.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +10.3% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +11.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +8.7% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 7.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 3.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +97.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1952 | +52.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1953 | +35.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1954 | +27.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1955 | +25.0% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Malawi?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1982.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Malawi rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Malawi ranks 112th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.