What is emissions of air pollutants in Malawi?

Emissions of air pollutants in Malawi was 33,528 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Malawi?

The highest recorded value was 33,528 tonnes in 2022.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Malawi?

The lowest recorded value was 85.73 tonnes in 1750.

How does Malawi rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Malawi ranks 143rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Malawi?

Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Malawi data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Malawi

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Malawi
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malawi: Emissions of air pollutants was 33,528 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

33,528 tonnes

Change on year

up 6.2%

World rank

143rd

of 220 countries

All-time high

33,528 tonnes

in 2022

All-time low

85.73 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Malawi, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants in Malawi is 33,528 tonnes, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Malawi peaked at 33,528 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 85.73 tonnes, in 1750.

Malawi ranks 143rd of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	85.85 tonnes	85.73 tonnes	85.97 tonnes	10
1760s	86.12 tonnes	86 tonnes	86.24 tonnes	10
1770s	86.39 tonnes	86.27 tonnes	86.51 tonnes	10
1780s	86.66 tonnes	86.53 tonnes	86.78 tonnes	10
1790s	86.92 tonnes	86.8 tonnes	87.04 tonnes	10
1800s	88.07 tonnes	87.07 tonnes	89.07 tonnes	10
1810s	90.5 tonnes	89.29 tonnes	91.72 tonnes	10
1820s	93.22 tonnes	91.99 tonnes	94.45 tonnes	10
1830s	95.97 tonnes	94.73 tonnes	97.22 tonnes	10
1840s	98.76 tonnes	97.5 tonnes	100.02 tonnes	10
1850s	101.78 tonnes	100.3 tonnes	103.31 tonnes	10
1860s	111.44 tonnes	104.41 tonnes	118.77 tonnes	10
1870s	132.51 tonnes	120.5 tonnes	141.62 tonnes	10
1880s	153.61 tonnes	143.68 tonnes	164.18 tonnes	10
1890s	177.2 tonnes	164.04 tonnes	191.1 tonnes	10
1900s	238.1 tonnes	194.43 tonnes	279.25 tonnes	10
1910s	336.82 tonnes	272.75 tonnes	401.09 tonnes	10
1920s	465.78 tonnes	407.29 tonnes	544.11 tonnes	10
1930s	666.06 tonnes	560.33 tonnes	763.85 tonnes	10
1940s	1,006 tonnes	786.96 tonnes	1,213 tonnes	10
1950s	3,855 tonnes	2,410 tonnes	4,868 tonnes	10
1960s	4,664 tonnes	3,927 tonnes	4,943 tonnes	10
1970s	8,143 tonnes	5,510 tonnes	10,385 tonnes	10
1980s	10,812 tonnes	10,077 tonnes	12,483 tonnes	10
1990s	16,871 tonnes	15,292 tonnes	17,809 tonnes	10
2000s	21,329 tonnes	18,696 tonnes	24,781 tonnes	10
2010s	26,284 tonnes	23,961 tonnes	30,242 tonnes	10
2020s	31,941 tonnes	30,726 tonnes	33,528 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Malawi

140 Reunion 34,888 tonnes compare
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144 Cyprus 31,550 tonnes compare
145 Slovenia 30,360 tonnes compare
146 Bahamas 28,784 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More environment data for Malawi

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 19.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.8785 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7527 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0074 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0087 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Malawi →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Malawi?: Emissions of air pollutants in Malawi was 33,528 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 33,528 tonnes in 2022.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 85.73 tonnes in 1750.
How does Malawi rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Malawi ranks 143rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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