Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Malawi

Malawi: Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 17.65 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
17.65 kt
Change on year
up 40.3%
World rank
62nd
of 225 countries
All-time high
17.65 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1.13 kt
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Malawi, 1961–2023

05101520196119922023

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 17.65 kt for agricultural soils — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.3% on the previous year and up 141.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in Malawi peaked at 17.65 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.13 kt, in 1962.

That places Malawi 62nd out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) in Malawi, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 1.13 kt
1962 1.13 kt -0.2%
1963 1.13 kt +0.2%
1964 1.21 kt +7.3%
1965 1.26 kt +3.6%
1966 1.28 kt +1.7%
1967 1.43 kt +11.9%
1968 1.48 kt +3.4%
1969 1.54 kt +4.3%
1970 1.6 kt +3.8%
1971 1.71 kt +6.5%
1972 1.79 kt +5.1%
1973 1.91 kt +6.4%
1974 1.92 kt +0.4%
1975 2.03 kt +5.7%
1976 2.28 kt +12.4%
1977 2.24 kt -1.6%
1978 2.42 kt +7.8%
1979 2.31 kt -4.3%
1980 2.45 kt +6.1%
1981 2.68 kt +9.2%
1982 2.73 kt +1.9%
1983 2.7 kt -1.1%
1984 2.81 kt +4.2%
1985 2.79 kt -0.8%
1986 2.93 kt +4.9%
1987 3.16 kt +7.8%
1988 2.82 kt -10.5%
1989 2.89 kt +2.4%
1990 2.98 kt +2.9%
1991 3.34 kt +12.1%
1992 3.34 kt +0.1%
1993 3.46 kt +3.6%
1994 2.38 kt -31.3%
1995 2.92 kt +22.9%
1996 3.24 kt +10.9%
1997 3.25 kt +0.3%
1998 3.41 kt +4.7%
1999 3.37 kt -1.1%
2000 3.66 kt +8.5%
2001 3.19 kt -12.8%
2002 3.99 kt +25.1%
2003 4.18 kt +4.8%
2004 4.47 kt +6.9%
2005 4.34 kt -2.8%
2006 5.1 kt +17.3%
2007 5.55 kt +9.0%
2008 6.15 kt +10.7%
2009 6.02 kt -2.0%
2010 6.94 kt +15.2%
2011 7.1 kt +2.3%
2012 6.93 kt -2.4%
2013 7.32 kt +5.6%
2014 8.75 kt +19.7%
2015 8.88 kt +1.5%
2016 8.28 kt -6.7%
2017 9.32 kt +12.5%
2018 10.68 kt +14.7%
2019 11.92 kt +11.6%
2020 13.22 kt +10.9%
2021 13.19 kt -0.2%
2022 12.58 kt -4.6%
2023 17.65 kt +40.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.29 kt 1.13 kt 1.54 kt 9
1970s 2.02 kt 1.6 kt 2.42 kt 10
1980s 2.8 kt 2.45 kt 3.16 kt 10
1990s 3.17 kt 2.38 kt 3.46 kt 10
2000s 4.66 kt 3.19 kt 6.15 kt 10
2010s 8.61 kt 6.93 kt 11.92 kt 10
2020s 14.16 kt 12.58 kt 17.65 kt 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 59 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 18.69 kt compare
  2. 60 Saudi Arabia 18.56 kt compare
  3. 61 Zambia 18.22 kt compare
  4. 63 Madagascar 17.22 kt compare
  5. 64 Czechoslovakia 15.73 kt compare
  6. 65 Nepal 15.71 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions in Malawi?
Agricultural soils — emissions in Malawi was 17.65 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 17.65 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 1.13 kt in 1962.
How does Malawi rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
Malawi ranks 62nd out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 141.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
279 places, 15,432 data points, 1961–2023
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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