Consumption based carbon intensity in Malawi
Malawi: Consumption based carbon intensity was 0.1208 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption based carbon intensity in Malawi, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption based carbon intensity in Malawi stood at 0.1208. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 140.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption based carbon intensity in Malawi peaked at 0.1208 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0324, in 2014.
Malawi ranks 115th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Consumption based carbon intensity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0846 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0836 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0917 | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0957 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1027 | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0907 | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1042 | +14.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0963 | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0951 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.102 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0708 | -30.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0662 | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0746 | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0784 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0666 | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0606 | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0636 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0549 | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0574 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.049 | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0476 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.048 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0502 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0379 | -24.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0324 | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0334 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0446 | +33.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0408 | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1127 | +176.5% |
| 2019 | 0.109 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1168 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.112 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1208 | +7.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1208 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1208, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1208 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1814, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumption based carbon intensity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +176.5% | 0.0408 | 0.1127 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0947 | 0.0836 | 0.1042 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0642 | 0.049 | 0.0784 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0556 | 0.0324 | 0.1127 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1165 | 0.112 | 0.1208 | 3 |
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 consumption based carbon intensity in Malawi?
- Consumption based carbon intensity in Malawi was 0.1208 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1208 in 2022.
- What is the lowest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0324 in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for consumption based carbon intensity?
- Malawi ranks 115th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption based carbon intensity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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