Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Malawi
Malawi: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector was 278.14 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Malawi stood at 278.14 kilograms per person. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.0% on the previous year and up 85.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Malawi peaked at 278.14 kilograms per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79.69 kilograms per person, in 1994.
Malawi ranks 64th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.8 kilograms per person | 79.69 kilograms per person | 108.69 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 115.44 kilograms per person | 88.85 kilograms per person | 139.52 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 169.04 kilograms per person | 147.68 kilograms per person | 225.48 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 238.72 kilograms per person | 217.32 kilograms per person | 278.14 kilograms per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Malawi?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Malawi was 278.14 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 278.14 kilograms per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.69 kilograms per person in 1994.
- How does Malawi rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector?
- Malawi ranks 64th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.