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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).