Malawi CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
4,794,948
tons
Year-over-Year
+1.92%
increase
Global Share
0.01%
Per Capita
0.21
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Malawi were 4,794,948 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 1.92% over the previous year, representing an increase by 90,201 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 4,704,746 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Malawi are equivalent to 0.21 tons per person, a decrease by 0 over the figure of 0.21 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of −0.8% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Malawi
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,794,948 | 1.92% | 0.21 | 0.012% |
| 2023 | 4,704,746 | −16.02% | 0.21 | 0.012% |
| 2022 | 5,602,290 | −8.44% | 0.26 | 0.015% |
| 2021 | 6,118,933 | 17.53% | 0.29 | 0.016% |
| 2020 | 5,206,265 | −7.15% | 0.26 | 0.014% |
| 2019 | 5,607,376 | 2.73% | 0.28 | 0.015% |
| 2018 | 5,458,203 | 0.93% | 0.28 | 0.014% |
| 2017 | 5,408,008 | 10.23% | 0.29 | 0.015% |
| 2016 | 4,905,892 | −0.06% | 0.27 | 0.013% |
| 2015 | 4,908,956 | −1.26% | 0.28 | 0.014% |
| 2014 | 4,971,762 | −1.02% | 0.29 | 0.014% |
| 2013 | 5,023,093 | −11.61% | 0.3 | 0.014% |
| 2012 | 5,682,985 | −0.98% | 0.35 | 0.016% |
| 2011 | 5,739,419 | 27.97% | 0.37 | 0.016% |
| 2010 | 4,485,071 | 7.87% | 0.3 | 0.013% |
| 2009 | 4,157,891 | −2.94% | 0.28 | 0.013% |
| 2008 | 4,283,760 | 5.01% | 0.3 | 0.013% |
| 2007 | 4,079,412 | 7.73% | 0.29 | 0.013% |
| 2006 | 3,786,590 | 6.12% | 0.28 | 0.012% |
| 2005 | 3,568,284 | 13.39% | 0.27 | 0.012% |
| 2004 | 3,146,814 | −0.34% | 0.25 | 0.011% |
| 2003 | 3,157,462 | 0.86% | 0.26 | 0.011% |
| 2002 | 3,130,548 | −1.14% | 0.26 | 0.012% |
| 2001 | 3,166,576 | 2.2% | 0.27 | 0.012% |
| 2000 | 3,098,360 | 12.93% | 0.27 | 0.012% |
| 1999 | 2,743,612 | 2.87% | 0.25 | 0.011% |
| 1998 | 2,667,103 | 6.14% | 0.25 | 0.011% |
| 1997 | 2,512,838 | 12.66% | 0.24 | 0.010% |
| 1996 | 2,230,527 | 6.83% | 0.22 | 0.0092% |
| 1995 | 2,087,855 | 2.33% | 0.21 | 0.0088% |
| 1994 | 2,040,246 | 4.19% | 0.21 | 0.0089% |
| 1993 | 1,958,184 | 1.39% | 0.2 | 0.0086% |
| 1992 | 1,931,261 | 9.24% | 0.2 | 0.0085% |
| 1991 | 1,767,851 | 15.04% | 0.18 | 0.0078% |
| 1990 | 1,536,762 | 215.22% | 0.16 | 0.0068% |
| 1989 | 487,520 | 13.77% | 0.05 | 0.0022% |
| 1988 | 428,525 | −11.54% | 0.05 | 0.0020% |
| 1987 | 484,443 | 32.96% | 0.06 | 0.0023% |
| 1986 | 364,360 | −3.39% | 0.05 | 0.0018% |
| 1985 | 377,133 | 4.9% | 0.05 | 0.0019% |
| 1984 | 359,533 | −7.62% | 0.05 | 0.0018% |
| 1983 | 389,203 | −9.41% | 0.06 | 0.0020% |
| 1982 | 429,608 | −14.45% | 0.07 | 0.0022% |
| 1981 | 502,179 | −2.19% | 0.08 | 0.0026% |
| 1980 | 513,404 | 12.19% | 0.08 | 0.0026% |
| 1979 | 457,627 | 0.6% | 0.08 | 0.0023% |
| 1978 | 454,901 | 1.62% | 0.08 | 0.0023% |
| 1977 | 447,629 | −0.09% | 0.08 | 0.0024% |
| 1976 | 448,025 | −4.41% | 0.08 | 0.0024% |
| 1975 | 468,700 | 14.05% | 0.09 | 0.0027% |
| 1974 | 410,954 | 4.82% | 0.08 | 0.0024% |
| 1973 | 392,039 | 7.2% | 0.08 | 0.0022% |
| 1972 | 365,720 | 6.83% | 0.08 | 0.0022% |
| 1971 | 342,348 | −0.97% | 0.07 | 0.0022% |
| 1970 | 345,702 | – | 0.08 | 0.0022% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).