How have things changed?, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.009 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.009 metric tons per person
Change on year
down 12.7%
World rank
111th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0144 metric tons per person
in 1972
All-time low
0.0035 metric tons per person
in 2002
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed?, per capita in Malawi, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed?, per capita in Malawi stood at 0.009 metric tons per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0144 metric tons per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 metric tons per person, in 2002.
That places Malawi 111th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0083 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0077 metric tons per person | -6.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | -12.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0075 metric tons per person | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0084 metric tons per person | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0101 metric tons per person | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0126 metric tons per person | +24.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0144 metric tons per person | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0138 metric tons per person | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0137 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0134 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0138 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0121 metric tons per person | -11.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0117 metric tons per person | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.01 metric tons per person | -14.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0105 metric tons per person | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0079 metric tons per person | -24.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0086 metric tons per person | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0095 metric tons per person | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0089 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0081 metric tons per person | -8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0093 metric tons per person | +13.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | +15.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0092 metric tons per person | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 0.008 metric tons per person | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0079 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | -15.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0069 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.006 metric tons per person | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0054 metric tons per person | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0054 metric tons per person | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0042 metric tons per person | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0045 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0045 metric tons per person | +26.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0046 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0057 metric tons per person | +19.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0051 metric tons per person | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0054 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0051 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.007 metric tons per person | +36.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0086 metric tons per person | +47.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0075 metric tons per person | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0074 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0089 metric tons per person | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0098 metric tons per person | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.012 metric tons per person | +22.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0126 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.009 metric tons per person | -28.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0092 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0093 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0103 metric tons per person | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 0.009 metric tons per person | -12.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.009 metric tons per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0046 metric tons per person, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.009 metric tons per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0062 metric tons per person, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0077 metric tons per person | 0.0068 metric tons per person | 0.0084 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0126 metric tons per person | 0.01 metric tons per person | 0.0144 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0091 metric tons per person | 0.0079 metric tons per person | 0.0107 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0059 metric tons per person | 0.0038 metric tons per person | 0.0079 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0047 metric tons per person | 0.0035 metric tons per person | 0.0057 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0089 metric tons per person | 0.0058 metric tons per person | 0.0126 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0095 metric tons per person | 0.009 metric tons per person | 0.0103 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 108 Bahrain 0.0095 metric tons per person compare
- 109 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0095 metric tons per person compare
- 110 Honduras 0.0091 metric tons per person compare
- 112 Armenia 0.0089 metric tons per person compare
- 113 Congo 0.0088 metric tons per person compare
- 114 Costa Rica 0.0086 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Malawi?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Malawi was 0.009 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0144 metric tons per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 metric tons per person in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 111th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.