Closed and open shrubland … Burning annual growth rate in Malawi
Malawi: Closed and open shrubland … Burning annual growth rate was 187.4 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) in Malawi, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Malawi stood at 187.4 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 364.1% on the previous year and up 450.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Malawi peaked at 346.56 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -75.28 % change on previous year, in 1999.
Malawi ranks 11th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Closed and open shrubland … Burning annual growth rate in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 255.45 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 23.21 % change on previous year | -90.9% |
| 1998 | 48.98 % change on previous year | +111.0% |
| 1999 | -75.28 % change on previous year | -253.7% |
| 2000 | -35.43 % change on previous year | -52.9% |
| 2001 | 203.36 % change on previous year | -674.0% |
| 2002 | -37.72 % change on previous year | -118.5% |
| 2003 | -74.92 % change on previous year | +98.6% |
| 2004 | -6.38 % change on previous year | -91.5% |
| 2005 | 25.31 % change on previous year | -496.8% |
| 2006 | -41.51 % change on previous year | -264.0% |
| 2007 | -9.58 % change on previous year | -76.9% |
| 2008 | 79.15 % change on previous year | -926.4% |
| 2009 | -39.84 % change on previous year | -150.3% |
| 2010 | 63.27 % change on previous year | -258.8% |
| 2011 | -70.28 % change on previous year | -211.1% |
| 2012 | 39.2 % change on previous year | -155.8% |
| 2013 | -21.85 % change on previous year | -155.7% |
| 2014 | -53.42 % change on previous year | +144.5% |
| 2015 | 292.07 % change on previous year | -646.8% |
| 2016 | -75.17 % change on previous year | -125.7% |
| 2017 | 346.56 % change on previous year | -561.0% |
| 2018 | -69.63 % change on previous year | -120.1% |
| 2019 | 112.08 % change on previous year | -261.0% |
| 2020 | -15.24 % change on previous year | -113.6% |
| 2021 | -7.3 % change on previous year | -52.1% |
| 2022 | 181.79 % change on previous year | -2589.3% |
| 2023 | -70.97 % change on previous year | -139.0% |
| 2024 | 187.4 % change on previous year | -364.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 187.4 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is -100 % change on previous year. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 187.4 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -82.43 % change on previous year. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Closed and open shrubland … Burning annual growth rate in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +2589.3% | -7.3 % change on previous year | 181.79 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.04 % change on previous year | -75.28 % change on previous year | 255.45 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.25 % change on previous year | -74.92 % change on previous year | 203.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.28 % change on previous year | -75.17 % change on previous year | 346.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.14 % change on previous year | -70.97 % change on previous year | 187.4 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 236.38 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Cameroon 200 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Myanmar 189.99 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Honduras 185.72 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Nigeria 176.78 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Azerbaijan 159.99 % change on previous year 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 closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Malawi?
- Closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Malawi was 187.4 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 346.56 % change on previous year in 2017.
- What is the lowest closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -75.28 % change on previous year in 1999.
- How does Malawi rank for closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned)?
- Malawi ranks 11th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 450.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.