Climate Change in Malawi

1,266 indicators covering climate change for Malawi.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Food Processing — Emissions 518.12 kt 2023 up 67.8% 50th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.1263 kt 2023 up 52.8% 34th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.0189 kt 2023 up 71.6% 32nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 1.82 kilograms 2024 down 35.5% 184th
CO₂ emissions from international aviation 39,374 tonnes 2024 down 15.9% 161st
Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 3.26 million tonnes 2026 down 75.3% 72nd
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.33 kt 2023 up 37.0% 72nd
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions 0.615 kt 2023 up 37.0% 75th
Consumption-based carbon intensity 0.1208 kilograms per international-$ 2022 up 140.8% 115th
Urban population 17.6% 2025 up 8.0% 215th
Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Residuals 0 t 2023 7th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood 2 2024 up 100.0% 16th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood 62,832 2024 up 90.4% 50th
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 3.28 2025 down 21.0% 153rd
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 92.8% 2015 down 6.1% 28th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 0.1% 2015 down 1.5% 113th
Food Processing — Energy Use 1,472 TJ 2023 down 13.6% 66th
Food Processing — Energy Use 1,472 TJ 2023 down 13.6% 55th
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3 1=low to 6=high 2025 down 3.2% 44th
Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Import quantity 0.74 t 2023 90th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions 0.0027 kt 2023 up 35.0% 52nd
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.7121 kt 2023 up 37.0% 52nd
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions 0.0027 kt 2023 up 37.0% 43rd
CO₂ emissions from domestic air travel 6,006 tonnes 2024 down 59.2% 96th
Annual CO₂ emissions from aviation 45,380 tonnes 2024 down 26.3% 133rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic aviation vs. GDP per capita 0.2773 kilograms 2024 down 68.7% 114th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation 2.1 kilograms 2024 down 43.4% 140th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic commercial passenger flights 0.2773 kilograms 2024 down 68.7% 114th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic aviation vs. land area 0.2773 kilograms 2024 down 68.7% 113th
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions 3.23 million tonnes 2023 up 337.0% 120th
Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1532 tonnes per person 2023 up 234.7% 120th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? 0.1532 tonnes per person 2023 up 234.7% 120th
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 0.1532 tonnes per person 2023 up 234.7% 120th
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1532 tonnes per person 2023 up 234.7% 120th
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index 0.1532 tonnes per person 2023 up 234.7% 120th
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 74.5% 2023 up 319.4% 13th
CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 1.38 million tonnes 2023 up 462.8% 84th
Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita 0.0654 tonnes per person 2023 up 377.9% 85th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm 1 2024 unchanged 32nd
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm 45,191 2024 up 12,811.7% 27th
Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 39.69 1000 USD 2024 up 396.7% 42nd
Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 120 t 2024 up 110.5% 42nd
Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Other uses 0.74 t 2023 down 26.0% 73rd
Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems 15.08 million tonnes CO₂e 2015 up 0.6% 113th
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 3.46 2020 down 65.0% 39th
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters 676 2020 down 53.9% 23rd
Number of deaths due to disaster 676 2020 down 53.2% 21st
Number of people affected by disaster 130,444 2020 down 43.7% 29th
Number of directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 667.78 2020 down 57.3% 39th
Number of injured or ill people attributed to disasters 237 2020 53rd
Share of children who are stunted vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 35.5% 2020 down 24.9% 14th
Direct economic loss attributed to disasters 9.66 2020 down 80.5% 83rd
Direct economic loss attributed to disasters relative to GDP 0.0% 2020 down 85.6% 66th
Direct economic loss in the housing sector attributed to disasters 1.26 million 2020 down 97.4% 93rd
Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters 64,868 2020 up 11,890.4% 30th
Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 12,713 t 2016 down 45.4% 26th
Number of missing persons due to disaster 0 2020 down 100.0% 50th
Number of people whose destroyed dwellings were attributed to 491 2020 down 99.1% 50th
Insecticides – Chlorinated Hydrocarbons — Agricultural Use 21 t 2013 up 200.0% 13th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought 1 2024 unchanged 1st