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).