Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Malawi

Greenhouse gas emissions in Malawi were 0.9 t CO2e per person in 2024.

Measure: Greenhouse gas emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Malawi, 2024 0.9 Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
Change from 2023 +1.0% 2023: 0.9 t CO2e per person
World, 2024 6.4 t CO2e per person Official aggregate
Position in 2024 186th of 203 See the full ranking

Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Malawi over time

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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Greenhouse gas emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person), 2000 to 2024
Period MalawiWorld
2024 0.9 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2023 0.9 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2022 0.9 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2021 0.9 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2020 0.9 t CO2e per person 6.1 t CO2e per person
2019 0.9 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2018 0.9 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2017 0.8 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2016 0.8 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2015 0.8 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2014 0.8 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2013 0.8 t CO2e per person 6.5 t CO2e per person
2012 0.9 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2011 0.9 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2010 0.8 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2009 0.7 t CO2e per person 6.1 t CO2e per person
2008 0.8 t CO2e per person 6.2 t CO2e per person
2007 0.7 t CO2e per person 6.2 t CO2e per person
2006 0.7 t CO2e per person 6.1 t CO2e per person
2005 0.7 t CO2e per person 6.0 t CO2e per person
2004 0.7 t CO2e per person 5.9 t CO2e per person
2003 0.7 t CO2e per person 5.8 t CO2e per person
2002 0.7 t CO2e per person 5.6 t CO2e per person
2001 0.7 t CO2e per person 5.6 t CO2e per person
2000 0.7 t CO2e per person 5.6 t CO2e per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0% from 0.9 t CO2e per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 0.8 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by +9.0%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Malawi has the 186th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 6.4 t CO2e per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Malawi
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database