Urban area long term, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Urban area long term, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban area long term, per capita in Malawi, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0 units per person for urban area long term, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Malawi ranks 168th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per person, 73% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 units per person, 46% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 urban area long term, per capita in Malawi?
- Urban area long term, per capita in Malawi was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Malawi rank for urban area long term, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 168th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.