AFOLU — Emissions Share in Malawi
Malawi: AFOLU — Emissions Share was 90.39 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions Share in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, afolu — emissions share in Malawi stood at 90.39 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions share in Malawi peaked at 90.39 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 73.56 %, in 1994.
Malawi ranks 31st of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions Share in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 76.38 % | — |
| 1991 | 77.99 % | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 77.67 % | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 78.78 % | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 73.56 % | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 76.2 % | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 75.48 % | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 76.65 % | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 75.56 % | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 75.25 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 75.12 % | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 74.39 % | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 78.15 % | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 79.73 % | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 79.25 % | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 79.64 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 79.73 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 81 % | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 82.13 % | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 80.93 % | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 83.67 % | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 82.72 % | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 83.11 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 83.44 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 85.07 % | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 85.38 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 84.68 % | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 85.19 % | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 87.2 % | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 88.27 % | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 88.75 % | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 88.39 % | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 88.12 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 90.39 % | +2.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 90.39 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 88.06 %, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 90.39 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.09 %, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.35 % | 73.56 % | 78.78 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.01 % | 74.39 % | 82.13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.87 % | 82.72 % | 88.27 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.91 % | 88.12 % | 90.39 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 28 Timor-Leste 90.5 % compare
- 28 East Timor 90.5 % compare
- 30 Belarus 90.47 % compare
- 32 United Republic of Tanzania 90.33 % compare
- 33 Kenya 90.23 % compare
- 34 Sudan 89.94 % compare
More climate change data for Malawi
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 415.04 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,501 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,819 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 366.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions share in Malawi?
- Afolu — emissions share in Malawi was 90.39 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions share recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 90.39 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions share recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.56 % in 1994.
- How does Malawi rank for afolu — emissions share?
- Malawi ranks 31st out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions share rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.