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Carbon intensity of the economy — Malawi

Carbon intensity of the economy in Malawi in 2022 — 0.068 kg/$. Ranked 5 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has fallen by 57.8%.

2022 0.068 kg/$ +6.25% vs 2021
World rank 5of 164
Period maximum 0.237 kg/$1956
Period minimum 0.049 kg/$2014

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Malawi, 1950–202200.10.20.319501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.161 kg/$1952: 0.185 kg/$1954: 0.203 kg/$1956: 0.237 kg/$1958: 0.202 kg/$1960: 0.202 kg/$1962: 0.159 kg/$1964: 0.151 kg/$1966: 0.157 kg/$1968: 0.13 kg/$1970: 0.141 kg/$1972: 0.135 kg/$1974: 0.117 kg/$1976: 0.112 kg/$1978: 0.112 kg/$1980: 0.113 kg/$1982: 0.098 kg/$1984: 0.085 kg/$1986: 0.078 kg/$1988: 0.072 kg/$1990: 0.09 kg/$1992: 0.096 kg/$1994: 0.112 kg/$1996: 0.091 kg/$1998: 0.083 kg/$2000: 0.076 kg/$2002: 0.078 kg/$2004: 0.074 kg/$2006: 0.065 kg/$2008: 0.065 kg/$2010: 0.056 kg/$2012: 0.056 kg/$2014: 0.049 kg/$2016: 0.054 kg/$2018: 0.072 kg/$2020: 0.074 kg/$2022: 0.068 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.093 (−57.76%) Average annual rate: -1.19 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi

Malawi 0.068 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.202 kg/$
Eastern Africa computed 0.122 kg/$
Low-income countries computed 0.15 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.068 +0.004 +6.25%
2021 0.064 −0.01 −13.51%
2020 0.074 +0.006 +8.82%
2019 0.068 −0.004 −5.56%
2018 0.072 +0.019 +35.85%
2017 0.053 −0.001 −1.85%
2016 0.054 +0.005 +10.2%
2015 0.049 +0 +0%
2014 0.049 −0.008 −14.04%
2013 0.057 +0.001 +1.79%
2012 0.056 −0.001 −1.75%
2011 0.057 +0.001 +1.79%
2010 0.056 −0.006 −9.68%
2009 0.062 −0.003 −4.62%
2008 0.065 +0.001 +1.56%
2007 0.064 −0.001 −1.54%
2006 0.065 −0.002 −2.99%
2005 0.067 −0.007 −9.46%
2004 0.074 −0.005 −6.33%
2003 0.079 +0.001 +1.28%
2002 0.078 +0.006 +8.33%
2001 0.072 −0.004 −5.26%
2000 0.076 −0.004 −5%
1999 0.08 −0.003 −3.61%
1998 0.083 −0.003 −3.49%
1997 0.086 −0.005 −5.49%
1996 0.091 −0.008 −8.08%
1995 0.099 −0.013 −11.61%
1994 0.112 +0.014 +14.29%
1993 0.098 +0.002 +2.08%
1992 0.096 +0.008 +9.09%
1991 0.088 −0.002 −2.22%
1990 0.09 +0.018 +25%
1989 0.072 +0 +0%
1988 0.072 −0.003 −4%
1987 0.075 −0.003 −3.85%
1986 0.078 −0.001 −1.27%
1985 0.079 −0.006 −7.06%
1984 0.085 −0.006 −6.59%
1983 0.091 −0.007 −7.14%
1982 0.098 −0.003 −2.97%
1981 0.101 −0.012 −10.62%
1980 0.113 +0.011 +10.78%
1979 0.102 −0.01 −8.93%
1978 0.112 −0.004 −3.45%
1977 0.116 +0.004 +3.57%
1976 0.112 −0.004 −3.45%
1975 0.116 −0.001 −0.85%
1974 0.117 −0.013 −10%
1973 0.13 −0.005 −3.7%
1972 0.135 −0.001 −0.74%
1971 0.136 −0.005 −3.55%
1970 0.141 +0.021 +17.5%
1969 0.12 −0.01 −7.69%
1968 0.13 +0.008 +6.56%
1967 0.122 −0.035 −22.29%
1966 0.157 +0.017 +12.14%
1965 0.14 −0.011 −7.28%
1964 0.151 −0.004 −2.58%
1963 0.155 −0.004 −2.52%
1962 0.159 −0.005 −3.05%
1961 0.164 −0.038 −18.81%
1960 0.202 −0.016 −7.34%
1959 0.218 +0.016 +7.92%
1958 0.202 −0.033 −14.04%
1957 0.235 −0.002 −0.84%
1956 0.237 +0.001 +0.42%
1955 0.236 +0.033 +16.26%
1954 0.203 +0.01 +5.18%
1953 0.193 +0.008 +4.32%
1952 0.185 +0.014 +8.19%
1951 0.171 +0.01 +6.21%
1950 0.161 — —

Eastern Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

UG Uganda 0.06 ET Ethiopia 0.063 MW Malawi 0.068 RW Rwanda 0.069 BI Burundi 0.096 TZ Tanzania 0.099 KE Kenya 0.108 MG Madagascar 0.109 MU Mauritius 0.16 ZM Zambia 0.16 DJ Djibouti 0.162 SC Seychelles 0.206 MZ Mozambique 0.296 KM Comoros 0.316 ZW Zimbabwe 0.472
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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