Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Malawi
Malawi: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Malawi, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Malawi is 0.1%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Malawi peaked at 0.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1997.
That places Malawi 113th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Malawi?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Malawi was 0.1% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Malawi ranks 113th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.