Malawi Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
19,023,565
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+3.65%
increase
Global Share
0.04%
Per Capita
0.84
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Malawi were 19,023,565 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 3.6% over the previous year, representing an increase by 669,728 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 18,353,837 tons.
- Per capita: 0.84 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Malawi accounts for 0.04% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19,023,565 | 4,794,948 | 9,341,209 | 4,455,898 | 431,509 | 0.84 | 3.65% | 0.04% |
| 2023 | 18,353,837 | 4,704,746 | 9,031,254 | 4,214,358 | 403,479 | 0.83 | −1.53% | 0.03% |
| 2022 | 18,639,320 | 5,602,290 | 8,674,672 | 3,987,017 | 375,340 | 0.87 | −0.2% | 0.04% |
| 2021 | 18,677,155 | 6,118,933 | 8,458,278 | 3,752,526 | 347,419 | 0.9 | 6.05% | 0.04% |
| 2020 | 17,611,195 | 5,206,265 | 8,321,063 | 3,765,121 | 318,746 | 0.87 | −0.6% | 0.04% |
| 2019 | 17,717,697 | 5,607,376 | 8,064,329 | 3,755,068 | 290,924 | 0.9 | 9.34% | 0.03% |
| 2018 | 16,204,963 | 5,458,203 | 7,288,061 | 3,195,045 | 263,653 | 0.85 | 7.63% | 0.03% |
| 2017 | 15,056,152 | 5,408,008 | 6,776,174 | 2,639,243 | 232,728 | 0.81 | 6.36% | 0.03% |
| 2016 | 14,155,371 | 4,905,892 | 6,538,843 | 2,503,177 | 207,459 | 0.78 | 3.09% | 0.03% |
| 2015 | 13,730,567 | 4,908,956 | 6,275,491 | 2,364,279 | 181,840 | 0.78 | 2.48% | 0.03% |
| 2014 | 13,398,860 | 4,971,762 | 6,042,533 | 2,220,014 | 164,551 | 0.78 | 2.36% | 0.03% |
| 2013 | 13,089,374 | 5,023,093 | 5,781,750 | 2,133,568 | 150,963 | 0.79 | −2.23% | 0.03% |
| 2012 | 13,387,601 | 5,682,985 | 5,522,313 | 2,035,422 | 146,881 | 0.83 | 2.41% | 0.03% |
| 2011 | 13,072,353 | 5,739,419 | 5,296,526 | 1,892,365 | 144,043 | 0.84 | 14.05% | 0.03% |
| 2010 | 11,461,847 | 4,485,071 | 5,054,528 | 1,779,193 | 143,056 | 0.76 | 6.84% | 0.03% |
| 2009 | 10,728,331 | 4,157,891 | 4,836,292 | 1,590,245 | 143,903 | 0.73 | 1.47% | 0.02% |
| 2008 | 10,572,391 | 4,283,760 | 4,641,544 | 1,507,879 | 139,208 | 0.74 | 5.53% | 0.02% |
| 2007 | 10,018,543 | 4,079,412 | 4,424,957 | 1,380,310 | 133,864 | 0.72 | 6.6% | 0.02% |
| 2006 | 9,398,411 | 3,786,590 | 4,242,734 | 1,238,028 | 131,058 | 0.7 | 4.99% | 0.02% |
| 2005 | 8,952,091 | 3,568,284 | 4,080,525 | 1,179,071 | 124,212 | 0.69 | 7.24% | 0.02% |
| 2004 | 8,347,703 | 3,146,814 | 3,966,054 | 1,130,839 | 103,996 | 0.66 | 0.58% | 0.02% |
| 2003 | 8,299,207 | 3,157,462 | 3,932,199 | 1,122,339 | 87,206 | 0.67 | 2.47% | 0.02% |
| 2002 | 8,099,398 | 3,130,548 | 3,827,003 | 1,071,252 | 70,596 | 0.67 | 0.13% | 0.02% |
| 2001 | 8,089,162 | 3,166,576 | 3,764,364 | 1,102,157 | 56,066 | 0.69 | −0.64% | 0.02% |
| 2000 | 8,141,448 | 3,098,360 | 3,900,675 | 1,101,487 | 40,926 | 0.72 | 8.06% | 0.02% |
| 1999 | 7,534,061 | 2,743,612 | 3,739,383 | 1,028,519 | 22,547 | 0.68 | 3.76% | 0.02% |
| 1998 | 7,261,282 | 2,667,103 | 3,533,732 | 1,044,987 | 15,461 | 0.68 | 7.58% | 0.02% |
| 1997 | 6,749,816 | 2,512,838 | 3,312,451 | 913,167 | 11,361 | 0.65 | 2.75% | 0.02% |
| 1996 | 6,569,413 | 2,230,527 | 3,361,106 | 969,548 | 8,232 | 0.65 | 3.06% | 0.02% |
| 1995 | 6,374,335 | 2,087,855 | 3,325,930 | 955,303 | 5,248 | 0.64 | 1.28% | 0.02% |
| 1994 | 6,293,836 | 2,040,246 | 3,322,448 | 928,086 | 3,056 | 0.64 | 0.14% | 0.02% |
| 1993 | 6,285,241 | 1,958,184 | 3,368,374 | 957,385 | 1,299 | 0.64 | −0.11% | 0.02% |
| 1992 | 6,292,304 | 1,931,261 | 3,390,462 | 969,776 | 805 | 0.65 | 3.02% | 0.02% |
| 1991 | 6,108,105 | 1,767,851 | 3,379,450 | 960,295 | 509 | 0.63 | 3.97% | 0.02% |
| 1990 | 5,874,678 | 1,536,762 | 3,363,803 | 974,035 | 78 | 0.62 | 50.32% | 0.02% |
| 1989 | 3,908,049 | 487,520 | 2,495,634 | 924,895 | 0 | 0.43 | 3.47% | 0.01% |
| 1988 | 3,776,900 | 428,525 | 2,452,422 | 895,953 | 0 | 0.44 | −8.64% | 0.01% |
| 1987 | 4,134,217 | 484,443 | 2,645,103 | 1,004,672 | 0 | 0.51 | 7.19% | 0.01% |
| 1986 | 3,857,029 | 364,360 | 2,528,300 | 964,369 | 0 | 0.51 | 1.58% | 0.01% |
| 1985 | 3,797,046 | 377,133 | 2,484,774 | 935,139 | 0 | 0.53 | 7.43% | 0.01% |
| 1984 | 3,534,385 | 359,533 | 2,318,386 | 856,466 | 0 | 0.51 | 2.28% | 0.01% |
| 1983 | 3,455,546 | 389,203 | 2,206,312 | 860,030 | 0 | 0.52 | 1.07% | 0.01% |
| 1982 | 3,418,998 | 429,608 | 2,160,371 | 829,019 | 0 | 0.53 | 2.98% | 0.01% |
| 1981 | 3,319,957 | 502,179 | 2,085,257 | 732,521 | 0 | 0.52 | 5.8% | 0.01% |
| 1980 | 3,137,994 | 513,404 | 1,950,601 | 673,989 | 0 | 0.51 | 2.62% | 0.01% |
| 1979 | 3,057,803 | 457,627 | 1,931,895 | 668,281 | 0 | 0.51 | 1.16% | 0.01% |
| 1978 | 3,022,874 | 454,901 | 1,906,101 | 661,872 | 0 | 0.52 | 2.31% | 0.01% |
| 1977 | 2,954,708 | 447,629 | 1,864,422 | 642,658 | 0 | 0.53 | 2.15% | 0.01% |
| 1976 | 2,892,516 | 448,025 | 1,819,559 | 624,932 | 0 | 0.53 | 4.56% | 0.01% |
| 1975 | 2,766,389 | 468,700 | 1,711,171 | 586,518 | 0 | 0.52 | 4.19% | 0.01% |
| 1974 | 2,655,055 | 410,954 | 1,667,976 | 576,125 | 0 | 0.52 | 4.71% | 0.01% |
| 1973 | 2,535,514 | 392,039 | 1,595,631 | 547,843 | 0 | 0.51 | 3.22% | 0.01% |
| 1972 | 2,456,414 | 365,720 | 1,559,271 | 531,423 | 0 | 0.51 | 5.43% | 0.01% |
| 1971 | 2,329,902 | 342,348 | 1,482,642 | 504,912 | 0 | 0.49 | 1.49% | 0.01% |
| 1970 | 2,295,679 | 345,702 | 1,457,090 | 492,887 | 0 | 0.5 | – | 0.01% |
See also
- Malawi CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Malawi
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).