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Greenhouse gas emissions — Malawi

Greenhouse gas emissions in Malawi in 2024 — 25 Mt CO₂e. Ranked 78 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 948.8%.

2024 25 Mt CO₂e −2.86% vs 2023
World rank 78of 199
Period maximum 27.33 Mt CO₂e2004
Period minimum -1.08 Mt CO₂e1912

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Greenhouse gas emissions — Malawi, 1850–2024-100102030185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 2.38 Mt CO₂e1853: 1.54 Mt CO₂e1856: 1.18 Mt CO₂e1859: 0.91 Mt CO₂e1862: 0.69 Mt CO₂e1865: 0.54 Mt CO₂e1868: 0.43 Mt CO₂e1871: 0.33 Mt CO₂e1874: 0.28 Mt CO₂e1877: 0.29 Mt CO₂e1880: 0.35 Mt CO₂e1883: 0.48 Mt CO₂e1886: 0.45 Mt CO₂e1889: 0.49 Mt CO₂e1892: 0.2 Mt CO₂e1895: 0.02 Mt CO₂e1898: -0.12 Mt CO₂e1901: -0.29 Mt CO₂e1904: -0.21 Mt CO₂e1907: -0.61 Mt CO₂e1910: -0.83 Mt CO₂e1913: -0.88 Mt CO₂e1916: -0.69 Mt CO₂e1919: -0.53 Mt CO₂e1922: 1.39 Mt CO₂e1925: 2.87 Mt CO₂e1928: 3.45 Mt CO₂e1931: 4.36 Mt CO₂e1934: 5.01 Mt CO₂e1937: 5.27 Mt CO₂e1940: 6.13 Mt CO₂e1943: 7.08 Mt CO₂e1946: 8.18 Mt CO₂e1949: 8.38 Mt CO₂e1952: 12.78 Mt CO₂e1955: 12.08 Mt CO₂e1958: 12.18 Mt CO₂e1961: 17.94 Mt CO₂e1964: 25.77 Mt CO₂e1967: 19.98 Mt CO₂e1970: 20.86 Mt CO₂e1973: 15.46 Mt CO₂e1976: 11.1 Mt CO₂e1979: 7.54 Mt CO₂e1982: 10.16 Mt CO₂e1985: 13.72 Mt CO₂e1988: 12.28 Mt CO₂e1991: 14.4 Mt CO₂e1994: 15.99 Mt CO₂e1997: 23.16 Mt CO₂e2000: 23.16 Mt CO₂e2003: 21.92 Mt CO₂e2006: 24.44 Mt CO₂e2009: 21.17 Mt CO₂e2012: 19.3 Mt CO₂e2015: 22.23 Mt CO₂e2018: 24.84 Mt CO₂e2021: 23.25 Mt CO₂e2024: 25 Mt CO₂e
Change over the period: +22.62 (+948.83%) Average annual rate: 1.36 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Malawi 25 Mt CO₂e
World computed 54,413.64 Mt CO₂e
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 3,922.09 Mt CO₂e
Eastern Africa computed 1,019.23 Mt CO₂e
Low-income countries computed 2,052.87 Mt CO₂e
Greenhouse gas emissions — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt CO₂e Change Change, %
2024 25 −0.74 −2.86%
2023 25.74 +0.54 +2.14%
2022 25.2 +1.95 +8.41%
2021 23.25 −2.99 −11.4%
2020 26.24 −0.28 −1.06%
2019 26.52 +1.68 +6.76%
2018 24.84 +1.52 +6.51%
2017 23.32 +1.07 +4.81%
2016 22.25 +0.02 +0.11%
2015 22.23 −0.76 −3.32%
2014 22.99 +0.88 +3.97%
2013 22.11 +2.81 +14.55%
2012 19.3 +0.22 +1.16%
2011 19.08 −0.26 −1.32%
2010 19.34 −1.83 −8.66%
2009 21.17 −4.8 −18.48%
2008 25.97 −0.23 −0.89%
2007 26.2 +1.76 +7.2%
2006 24.44 −2.75 −10.1%
2005 27.19 −0.14 −0.5%
2004 27.33 +5.41 +24.7%
2003 21.92 −1.41 −6.04%
2002 23.32 +3.19 +15.83%
2001 20.14 −3.02 −13.05%
2000 23.16 −0.69 −2.9%
1999 23.85 −0.88 −3.54%
1998 24.73 +1.56 +6.75%
1997 23.16 +4.66 +25.21%
1996 18.5 −0.01 −0.08%
1995 18.51 +2.52 +15.77%
1994 15.99 +8.7 +119.21%
1993 7.29 −3.83 −34.44%
1992 11.13 −3.27 −22.72%
1991 14.4 −2.71 −15.82%
1990 17.1 +2.58 +17.74%
1989 14.52 +2.25 +18.32%
1988 12.28 +1.75 +16.66%
1987 10.52 −1.66 −13.63%
1986 12.18 −1.53 −11.18%
1985 13.72 +3.99 +40.96%
1984 9.73 +0.29 +3.09%
1983 9.44 −0.72 −7.09%
1982 10.16 −3.53 −25.77%
1981 13.68 +2.46 +21.96%
1980 11.22 +3.68 +48.87%
1979 7.54 −3.8 −33.5%
1978 11.33 −0.5 −4.19%
1977 11.83 +0.73 +6.56%
1976 11.1 +0.25 +2.28%
1975 10.85 −2.28 −17.35%
1974 13.13 −2.33 −15.05%
1973 15.46 −4.1 −20.97%
1972 19.56 −0.96 −4.7%
1971 20.52 −0.34 −1.62%
1970 20.86 +5.46 +35.42%
1969 15.41 −4.02 −20.71%
1968 19.43 −0.56 −2.78%
1967 19.98 +1.86 +10.29%
1966 18.12 −6.89 −27.55%
1965 25.01 −0.75 −2.93%
1964 25.77 +7.86 +43.92%
1963 17.9 +0.07 +0.41%
1962 17.83 −0.11 −0.6%
1961 17.94 +3.8 +26.84%
1960 14.14 +2.15 +17.95%
1959 11.99 −0.19 −1.58%
1958 12.18 −0.67 −5.19%
1957 12.85 +0.01 +0.11%
1956 12.84 +0.75 +6.24%
1955 12.08 +0.77 +6.8%
1954 11.31 −0.31 −2.69%
1953 11.63 −1.16 −9.05%
1952 12.78 −1.83 −12.52%
1951 14.61 −1.68 −10.32%
1950 16.3 +7.91 +94.37%
1949 8.38 −0.25 −2.92%
1948 8.64 +0.19 +2.26%
1947 8.45 +0.26 +3.19%
1946 8.18 +0.26 +3.31%
1945 7.92 +0.35 +4.62%
1944 7.57 +0.5 +7.02%
1943 7.08 +0.3 +4.4%
1942 6.78 +0.32 +4.99%
1941 6.46 +0.32 +5.27%
1940 6.13 +0.48 +8.55%
1939 5.65 +0.25 +4.65%
1938 5.4 +0.13 +2.39%
1937 5.27 −0.03 −0.64%
1936 5.31 +0.38 +7.63%
1935 4.93 −0.08 −1.62%
1934 5.01 +0.44 +9.63%
1933 4.57 +0.18 +4.1%
1932 4.39 +0.03 +0.78%
1931 4.36 +0.44 +11.23%
1930 3.92 +0.16 +4.31%
1929 3.76 +0.3 +8.75%
1928 3.45 +0.11 +3.2%
1927 3.35 +0.26 +8.57%
1926 3.08 +0.22 +7.54%
1925 2.87 +0.69 +31.59%
1924 2.18 +0.13 +6.35%
1923 2.05 +0.66 +47.55%
1922 1.39 +0.3 +27.69%
1921 1.09 +0.74 +211.46%
1920 0.35 +0.88 +165.48%
1919 -0.53 +0.08 +12.91%
1918 -0.61 +0.06 +8.52%
1917 -0.67 +0.02 +3.04%
1916 -0.69 +0.24 +25.65%
1915 -0.93 +0.07 +7.48%
1914 -1 −0.13 −14.37%
1913 -0.88 +0.2 +18.42%
1912 -1.08 −0.12 −12.33%
1911 -0.96 −0.13 −15.58%
1910 -0.83 +0.22 +21.14%
1909 -1.05 −0.31 −40.94%
1908 -0.75 −0.13 −21.53%
1907 -0.61 +0.06 +9.45%
1906 -0.68 −0.04 −5.78%
1905 -0.64 −0.44 −212.2%
1904 -0.21 +0.42 +67.04%
1903 -0.62 −0.23 −59.08%
1902 -0.39 −0.1 −33.45%
1901 -0.29 −0.03 −9.33%
1900 -0.27 −0.1 −60.48%
1899 -0.17 −0.05 −40.34%
1898 -0.12 −0.05 −83.08%
1897 -0.07 −0.05 −225%
1896 -0.02 −0.04 −211.11%
1895 0.02 −0.03 −58.14%
1894 0.04 −0.07 −62.28%
1893 0.11 −0.08 −42.42%
1892 0.2 −0.1 −33.78%
1891 0.3 −0.13 −29.48%
1890 0.42 −0.07 −13.65%
1889 0.49 +0.01 +2.72%
1888 0.48 +0.02 +3.69%
1887 0.46 +0.01 +3.13%
1886 0.45 +0.01 +1.59%
1885 0.44 −0.01 −1.35%
1884 0.45 −0.03 −6.11%
1883 0.48 +0.02 +4.63%
1882 0.45 +0.05 +11.82%
1881 0.41 +0.06 +17.68%
1880 0.35 +0.08 +28.73%
1879 0.27 −0.01 −3.6%
1878 0.28 −0.01 −3.47%
1877 0.29 −0.01 −2.04%
1876 0.29 +0 +0.68%
1875 0.29 +0.01 +4.66%
1874 0.28 +0.01 +2.57%
1873 0.27 −0.03 −9.03%
1872 0.3 −0.03 −9.39%
1871 0.33 −0.03 −9.34%
1870 0.36 −0.04 −9.23%
1869 0.4 −0.03 −7.18%
1868 0.43 −0.03 −7.1%
1867 0.47 −0.04 −7.55%
1866 0.5 −0.04 −7.54%
1865 0.54 −0.04 −7.48%
1864 0.59 −0.05 −7.84%
1863 0.64 −0.05 −7.94%
1862 0.69 −0.07 −8.58%
1861 0.76 −0.07 −8.56%
1860 0.83 −0.08 −8.8%
1859 0.91 −0.08 −7.81%
1858 0.99 −0.1 −8.87%
1857 1.08 −0.09 −7.99%
1856 1.18 −0.12 −8.91%
1855 1.29 −0.15 −10.53%
1854 1.44 −0.1 −6.24%
1853 1.54 −0.18 −10.21%
1852 1.71 −0.24 −12.24%
1851 1.95 −0.43 −18.08%
1850 2.38 — —

Eastern Africa, 2024

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

SC Seychelles 0.76 KM Comoros 1.03 DJ Djibouti 2.11 MU Mauritius 5.44 BI Burundi 9.7 RW Rwanda 9.72 ER Eritrea 10.42 MW Malawi 25 ZW Zimbabwe 31.07 SO Somalia 47.85 SS South Sudan 58.85 MZ Mozambique 60.43 MG Madagascar 61.49 UG Uganda 63.94 ZM Zambia 99.03 KE Kenya 99.48 TZ Tanzania 185.77 ET Ethiopia 247.14
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

Total greenhouse gas emissions converted into CO2 equivalent: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases, including emissions from land use and agriculture. The conversion uses 100-year global warming potentials. For countries with large agriculture this indicator runs substantially above emissions of CO2 alone.

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

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