Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 in Malawi
Malawi: Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 was 7,069 kt in 2025. ▬ Flat
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Malawi, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Malawi stood at 7,069 kt. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Malawi peaked at 7,073 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7,069 kt, in 2001.
That places Malawi 37th out of 243 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,073 kt | — |
| 1991 | 7,073 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7,073 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7,073 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7,073 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7,073 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7,073 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7,073 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7,073 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7,073 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7,073 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7,069 kt | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 7,069 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 3,542 kt, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 7,069 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,536 kt, 4.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,073 kt | 7,073 kt | 7,073 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,070 kt | 7,069 kt | 7,073 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,069 kt | 7,069 kt | 7,069 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,069 kt | 7,069 kt | 7,069 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Malawi?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Malawi was 7,069 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 7,073 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,069 kt in 2001.
- How does Malawi rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Malawi ranks 37th out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).