AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malawi

Malawi: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) was 18,782 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18,782 kt
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
62nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
18,782 kt
in 2023
All-time low
10,292 kt
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malawi, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200620231990: 10.6k kt1991: 10.6k kt1992: 10.6k kt1993: 10.7k kt1994: 10.3k kt1995: 10.5k kt1996: 10.5k kt1997: 10.3k kt1998: 10.6k kt1999: 10.5k kt2000: 10.5k kt2001: 10.6k kt2002: 10.9k kt2003: 11.3k kt2004: 11.1k kt2005: 11.5k kt2006: 11.4k kt2007: 11.8k kt2008: 12.2k kt2009: 12.0k kt2010: 13.2k kt2011: 13.0k kt2012: 13.5k kt2013: 13.4k kt2014: 14.0k kt2015: 14.3k kt2016: 14.6k kt2017: 14.5k kt2018: 15.7k kt2019: 16.7k kt2020: 17.2k kt2021: 17.2k kt2022: 17.5k kt2023: 18.8k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 18,782 kt for afolu — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — emissions (co2eq) in Malawi peaked at 18,782 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,292 kt, in 1994.

That places Malawi 62nd out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,520 kt 10,292 kt 10,684 kt 10
2000s 11,341 kt 10,507 kt 12,246 kt 10
2010s 14,280 kt 12,996 kt 16,666 kt 10
2020s 17,649 kt 17,153 kt 18,782 kt 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 59 Finland 20,388 kt compare
  2. 60 Morocco 19,645 kt compare
  3. 61 Benin 19,540 kt compare
  4. 63 Nicaragua 17,727 kt compare
  5. 64 Sweden 17,189 kt compare
  6. 65 Guatemala 16,681 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — emissions (co2eq) in Malawi?
Afolu — emissions (co2eq) in Malawi was 18,782 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 18,782 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest afolu — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 10,292 kt in 1994.
How does Malawi rank for afolu — emissions (co2eq)?
Malawi ranks 62nd out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
Is afolu — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf