Environment in Malawi 53 indicators covering environment for Malawi. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e 2024 up 47.7% 111th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.34 Mt CO2e 2024 up 208.8% 137th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.4012 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 27.6% 68th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.5026 Mt CO2e 2024 down 77.6% 139th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.2214 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 26.0% 179th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.79 Mt CO2e 2024 down 3.6% 138th Aquaculture production 4,800 metric tons 2024 up 1.2% 103rd Capture fisheries production 190,090 metric tons 2024 up 59.9% 66th Total fisheries production 194,890 metric tons 2024 up 57.6% 72nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.2731 Mt CO2e 2024 up 71.7% 139th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 2.41 Mt CO2e 2024 up 21.9% 85th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e 2024 down 100.0% 141st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2689 Mt CO2e 2024 up 71.3% 134th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 3.78 Mt CO2e 2024 up 128.3% 62nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0962 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.5% 76th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0087 Mt CO2e 2024 up 222.2% 124th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 19.02 Mt CO2e 2024 up 42.0% 122nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.2495 Mt CO2e 2024 up 41.0% 69th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0198 Mt CO2e 2024 up 260.0% 131st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e 2024 down 85.1% 142nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.46 Mt CO2e 2024 up 100.7% 75th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.2763 Mt CO2e 2024 up 9.6% 101st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0116 Mt CO2e 2024 down 6.5% 86th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e 2024 down 25.0% 142nd Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.8785 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 9.0% 186th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.42 Mt CO2e 2024 up 94.2% 87th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7527 Mt CO2e 2024 up 4.8% 56th Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.9 Mt CO2e 2024 up 13.4% 81st Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0074 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.8% 91st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0222 Mt CO2e 2024 up 16.2% 43rd Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.34 Mt CO2e 2024 up 54.6% 104th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 0.4315 Mt CO2e 2024 up 162.2% 114th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1355 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 27.6% 85th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 212.0% 2024 down 5.1% 77th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 357.5% 2024 up 179.4% 7th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 223.8% 2024 up 74.8% 36th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 177.7% 2024 up 123.1% 22nd Coal rents 0.0% 2021 down 75.6% 46th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 17.5 2022 unchanged 73rd Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 17.79 Mt CO2e 2023 up 42.0% 104th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -0.562 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 84th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 0.5% 2023 down 16.7% 172nd Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 1.5% 2023 down 34.8% 181st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 5.1% 2023 down 52.8% 178th Forest rents 4.2% 2021 down 27.5% 19th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 8.5 2022 up 43.2% 140th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -2.63 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 88th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 2.06 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 75th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 59th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 11.8% 2017 down 79.4% 95th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 92nd