All Crops — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per in Malawi

Malawi: All Crops — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per was 0.0878 t per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0878 t per person
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
23rd
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.2498 t per person
in 1965
All-time low
0.0878 t per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

All Crops — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per in Malawi, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for all crops — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Malawi is 0.0878 t per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all crops — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Malawi peaked at 0.2498 t per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0878 t per person, in 2023.

That places Malawi 23rd out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

All Crops — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for All Crops — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Malawi, 1961 to 2023.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.2173 t per person
1962 0.2111 t per person -2.9%
1963 0.208 t per person -1.4%
1964 0.2031 t per person -2.4%
1965 0.2498 t per person +23.0%
1966 0.2452 t per person -1.9%
1967 0.2032 t per person -17.2%
1968 0.2439 t per person +20.0%
1969 0.2385 t per person -2.2%
1970 0.2185 t per person -8.4%
1971 0.2251 t per person +3.0%
1972 0.2308 t per person +2.6%
1973 0.2348 t per person +1.7%
1974 0.2211 t per person -5.8%
1975 0.1941 t per person -12.2%
1976 0.1893 t per person -2.5%
1977 0.1836 t per person -3.0%
1978 0.2034 t per person +10.8%
1979 0.1977 t per person -2.8%
1980 0.1599 t per person -19.1%
1981 0.1723 t per person +7.7%
1982 0.1802 t per person +4.6%
1983 0.1689 t per person -6.3%
1984 0.1631 t per person -3.4%
1985 0.153 t per person -6.2%
1986 0.1537 t per person +0.5%
1987 0.1451 t per person -5.6%
1988 0.1415 t per person -2.5%
1989 0.1413 t per person -0.2%
1990 0.1437 t per person +1.7%
1991 0.1445 t per person +0.5%
1992 0.1372 t per person -5.0%
1993 0.1321 t per person -3.7%
1994 0.1138 t per person -13.9%
1995 0.1241 t per person +9.1%
1996 0.1234 t per person -0.6%
1997 0.1201 t per person -2.7%
1998 0.1231 t per person +2.5%
1999 0.1274 t per person +3.5%
2000 0.1302 t per person +2.2%
2001 0.1284 t per person -1.4%
2002 0.1293 t per person +0.7%
2003 0.1364 t per person +5.5%
2004 0.126 t per person -7.7%
2005 0.1212 t per person -3.8%
2006 0.1369 t per person +13.0%
2007 0.093 t per person -32.0%
2008 0.1179 t per person +26.8%
2009 0.1153 t per person -2.2%
2010 0.1177 t per person +2.1%
2011 0.1131 t per person -4.0%
2012 0.1084 t per person -4.1%
2013 0.1072 t per person -1.1%
2014 0.106 t per person -1.1%
2015 0.1014 t per person -4.3%
2016 0.0981 t per person -3.3%
2017 0.0986 t per person +0.5%
2018 0.0938 t per person -4.8%
2019 0.094 t per person +0.2%
2020 0.0932 t per person -0.9%
2021 0.0958 t per person +2.8%
2022 0.0912 t per person -4.8%
2023 0.0878 t per person -3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2244 t per person 0.2031 t per person 0.2498 t per person 9
1970s 0.2098 t per person 0.1836 t per person 0.2348 t per person 10
1980s 0.1579 t per person 0.1413 t per person 0.1802 t per person 10
1990s 0.1289 t per person 0.1138 t per person 0.1445 t per person 10
2000s 0.1235 t per person 0.093 t per person 0.1369 t per person 10
2010s 0.1038 t per person 0.0938 t per person 0.1177 t per person 10
2020s 0.092 t per person 0.0878 t per person 0.0958 t per person 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 20 Latvia 0.1115 t per person compare
  2. 21 Togo 0.1058 t per person compare
  3. 22 Eswatini 0.0881 t per person compare
  4. 24 Croatia 0.0876 t per person compare
  5. 25 Mozambique 0.0867 t per person compare
  6. 26 Mali 0.0849 t per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is all crops — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Malawi?
All crops — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Malawi was 0.0878 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest all crops — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.2498 t per person in 1965.
What is the lowest all crops — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0878 t per person in 2023.
How does Malawi rank for all crops — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per?
Malawi ranks 23rd out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
Is all crops — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 All Crops — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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All Crops — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
All Crops — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,263 data points, 1961–2023
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All Crops — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.