Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita was 0.0005 units per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Malawi, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2022, sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Malawi stood at 0.0005 units per person.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.002 units per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per person, in 2016.
That places Malawi 192nd out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0008 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0008 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0008 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 units per person | +12.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 units per person | -14.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0008 units per person | +13.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0009 units per person | +14.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.001 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0008 units per person | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 units per person | -13.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 units per person | +103.2% |
| 1991 | 0.001 units per person | -10.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.002 units per person | +34.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 units per person | -63.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 units per person | -23.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 units per person | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 units per person | +13.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0005 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0007 units per person, 71% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0005 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0011 units per person, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +103.2% | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0011 units per person |
| 2000 | -63.2% | 0.002 units per person | 0.0007 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More energy & mining data for Malawi
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Malawi?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Malawi was 0.0005 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.002 units per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 2016.
- How does Malawi rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 192nd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sulphur dioxide and coal ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major 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
Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.