Malawi Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
19.023.565
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+3,65%
increase
Global Share
0,04%
Per Capita
0,84
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Malawi were 19.023.565 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 3,65% over the previous year, representing an increase by 669.728 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 18.353.837 tons.
- Per capita: 0,84 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Malawi accounts for 0,04% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19.023.565 | 4.794.948 | 9.341.209 | 4.455.898 | 431.509 | 0,84 | 3,65% | 0,036% |
| 2023 | 18.353.837 | 4.704.746 | 9.031.254 | 4.214.358 | 403.479 | 0,83 | −1,53% | 0,035% |
| 2022 | 18.639.320 | 5.602.290 | 8.674.672 | 3.987.017 | 375.340 | 0,87 | −0,2% | 0,036% |
| 2021 | 18.677.155 | 6.118.933 | 8.458.278 | 3.752.526 | 347.419 | 0,9 | 6,05% | 0,036% |
| 2020 | 17.611.195 | 5.206.265 | 8.321.063 | 3.765.121 | 318.746 | 0,87 | −0,6% | 0,036% |
| 2019 | 17.717.697 | 5.607.376 | 8.064.329 | 3.755.068 | 290.924 | 0,9 | 9,34% | 0,035% |
| 2018 | 16.204.963 | 5.458.203 | 7.288.061 | 3.195.045 | 263.653 | 0,85 | 7,63% | 0,032% |
| 2017 | 15.056.152 | 5.408.008 | 6.776.174 | 2.639.243 | 232.728 | 0,81 | 6,36% | 0,030% |
| 2016 | 14.155.371 | 4.905.892 | 6.538.843 | 2.503.177 | 207.459 | 0,78 | 3,09% | 0,029% |
| 2015 | 13.730.567 | 4.908.956 | 6.275.491 | 2.364.279 | 181.840 | 0,78 | 2,48% | 0,028% |
| 2014 | 13.398.860 | 4.971.762 | 6.042.533 | 2.220.014 | 164.551 | 0,78 | 2,36% | 0,028% |
| 2013 | 13.089.374 | 5.023.093 | 5.781.750 | 2.133.568 | 150.963 | 0,79 | −2,23% | 0,027% |
| 2012 | 13.387.601 | 5.682.985 | 5.522.313 | 2.035.422 | 146.881 | 0,83 | 2,41% | 0,028% |
| 2011 | 13.072.353 | 5.739.419 | 5.296.526 | 1.892.365 | 144.043 | 0,84 | 14,05% | 0,028% |
| 2010 | 11.461.847 | 4.485.071 | 5.054.528 | 1.779.193 | 143.056 | 0,76 | 6,84% | 0,025% |
| 2009 | 10.728.331 | 4.157.891 | 4.836.292 | 1.590.245 | 143.903 | 0,73 | 1,47% | 0,025% |
| 2008 | 10.572.391 | 4.283.760 | 4.641.544 | 1.507.879 | 139.208 | 0,74 | 5,53% | 0,024% |
| 2007 | 10.018.543 | 4.079.412 | 4.424.957 | 1.380.310 | 133.864 | 0,72 | 6,6% | 0,023% |
| 2006 | 9.398.411 | 3.786.590 | 4.242.734 | 1.238.028 | 131.058 | 0,7 | 4,99% | 0,022% |
| 2005 | 8.952.091 | 3.568.284 | 4.080.525 | 1.179.071 | 124.212 | 0,69 | 7,24% | 0,022% |
| 2004 | 8.347.703 | 3.146.814 | 3.966.054 | 1.130.839 | 103.996 | 0,66 | 0,58% | 0,021% |
| 2003 | 8.299.207 | 3.157.462 | 3.932.199 | 1.122.339 | 87.206 | 0,67 | 2,47% | 0,022% |
| 2002 | 8.099.398 | 3.130.548 | 3.827.003 | 1.071.252 | 70.596 | 0,67 | 0,13% | 0,022% |
| 2001 | 8.089.162 | 3.166.576 | 3.764.364 | 1.102.157 | 56.066 | 0,69 | −0,64% | 0,022% |
| 2000 | 8.141.448 | 3.098.360 | 3.900.675 | 1.101.487 | 40.926 | 0,72 | 8,06% | 0,023% |
| 1999 | 7.534.061 | 2.743.612 | 3.739.383 | 1.028.519 | 22.547 | 0,68 | 3,76% | 0,022% |
| 1998 | 7.261.282 | 2.667.103 | 3.533.732 | 1.044.987 | 15.461 | 0,68 | 7,58% | 0,021% |
| 1997 | 6.749.816 | 2.512.838 | 3.312.451 | 913.167 | 11.361 | 0,65 | 2,75% | 0,020% |
| 1996 | 6.569.413 | 2.230.527 | 3.361.106 | 969.548 | 8.232 | 0,65 | 3,06% | 0,019% |
| 1995 | 6.374.335 | 2.087.855 | 3.325.930 | 955.303 | 5.248 | 0,64 | 1,28% | 0,019% |
| 1994 | 6.293.836 | 2.040.246 | 3.322.448 | 928.086 | 3.056 | 0,64 | 0,14% | 0,019% |
| 1993 | 6.285.241 | 1.958.184 | 3.368.374 | 957.385 | 1.299 | 0,64 | −0,11% | 0,019% |
| 1992 | 6.292.304 | 1.931.261 | 3.390.462 | 969.776 | 805 | 0,65 | 3,02% | 0,019% |
| 1991 | 6.108.105 | 1.767.851 | 3.379.450 | 960.295 | 509 | 0,63 | 3,97% | 0,019% |
| 1990 | 5.874.678 | 1.536.762 | 3.363.803 | 974.035 | 78 | 0,62 | 50,32% | 0,018% |
| 1989 | 3.908.049 | 487.520 | 2.495.634 | 924.895 | 0 | 0,43 | 3,47% | 0,012% |
| 1988 | 3.776.900 | 428.525 | 2.452.422 | 895.953 | 0 | 0,44 | −8,64% | 0,012% |
| 1987 | 4.134.217 | 484.443 | 2.645.103 | 1.004.672 | 0 | 0,51 | 7,19% | 0,014% |
| 1986 | 3.857.029 | 364.360 | 2.528.300 | 964.369 | 0 | 0,51 | 1,58% | 0,013% |
| 1985 | 3.797.046 | 377.133 | 2.484.774 | 935.139 | 0 | 0,53 | 7,43% | 0,013% |
| 1984 | 3.534.385 | 359.533 | 2.318.386 | 856.466 | 0 | 0,51 | 2,28% | 0,012% |
| 1983 | 3.455.546 | 389.203 | 2.206.312 | 860.030 | 0 | 0,52 | 1,07% | 0,012% |
| 1982 | 3.418.998 | 429.608 | 2.160.371 | 829.019 | 0 | 0,53 | 2,98% | 0,012% |
| 1981 | 3.319.957 | 502.179 | 2.085.257 | 732.521 | 0 | 0,52 | 5,8% | 0,012% |
| 1980 | 3.137.994 | 513.404 | 1.950.601 | 673.989 | 0 | 0,51 | 2,62% | 0,011% |
| 1979 | 3.057.803 | 457.627 | 1.931.895 | 668.281 | 0 | 0,51 | 1,16% | 0,011% |
| 1978 | 3.022.874 | 454.901 | 1.906.101 | 661.872 | 0 | 0,52 | 2,31% | 0,011% |
| 1977 | 2.954.708 | 447.629 | 1.864.422 | 642.658 | 0 | 0,53 | 2,15% | 0,011% |
| 1976 | 2.892.516 | 448.025 | 1.819.559 | 624.932 | 0 | 0,53 | 4,56% | 0,011% |
| 1975 | 2.766.389 | 468.700 | 1.711.171 | 586.518 | 0 | 0,52 | 4,19% | 0,011% |
| 1974 | 2.655.055 | 410.954 | 1.667.976 | 576.125 | 0 | 0,52 | 4,71% | 0,010% |
| 1973 | 2.535.514 | 392.039 | 1.595.631 | 547.843 | 0 | 0,51 | 3,22% | 0,0100% |
| 1972 | 2.456.414 | 365.720 | 1.559.271 | 531.423 | 0 | 0,51 | 5,43% | 0,010% |
| 1971 | 2.329.902 | 342.348 | 1.482.642 | 504.912 | 0 | 0,49 | 1,49% | 0,010% |
| 1970 | 2.295.679 | 345.702 | 1.457.090 | 492.887 | 0 | 0,5 | – | 0,0099% |
See also
- Malawi CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Malawi
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).