Agrifood systems — Emissions in Malawi
Malawi: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 201.47 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood systems — Emissions in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 201.47 kt for agrifood systems — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in Malawi peaked at 201.47 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.78 kt, in 1997.
Malawi ranks 113th of 257 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Agrifood systems — Emissions in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.51 kt | — |
| 1991 | 62.57 kt | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 62.67 kt | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 63.34 kt | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 59.63 kt | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 60.69 kt | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 62.09 kt | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 58.78 kt | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 64.7 kt | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 63.99 kt | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 62.42 kt | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 64.49 kt | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 66.73 kt | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 74.58 kt | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 69.95 kt | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 78.39 kt | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 73.84 kt | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 81.12 kt | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 90.2 kt | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 89.83 kt | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 107.61 kt | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 107.17 kt | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 117.87 kt | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 119.23 kt | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 125.38 kt | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 133.28 kt | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 144.31 kt | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 140.46 kt | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 159.17 kt | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 176.36 kt | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 183.82 kt | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 188.66 kt | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 197.38 kt | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 201.47 kt | +2.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 201.47 kt is below the median for low income countries, which is 566.39 kt, 36% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 201.47 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 298.86 kt, 67% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.1 kt | 58.78 kt | 64.7 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.16 kt | 62.42 kt | 90.2 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 133.08 kt | 107.17 kt | 176.36 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 192.83 kt | 183.82 kt | 201.47 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 110 Azerbaijan 224.33 kt compare
- 111 Haiti 211.03 kt compare
- 112 Hungary 208.79 kt compare
- 114 Costa Rica 197.5 kt compare
- 115 Namibia 191.28 kt compare
- 116 Kyrgyzstan 186.5 kt 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 agrifood systems — emissions in Malawi?
- Agrifood systems — emissions in Malawi was 201.47 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 201.47 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.78 kt in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
- Malawi ranks 113th out of 257 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. 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 Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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