Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Malawi
Malawi: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 16,536 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 16,536 ha for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Malawi peaked at 17,440 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16,477 ha, in 1990.
That places Malawi 62nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,568 ha | 16,477 ha | 16,902 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,186 ha | 16,885 ha | 17,440 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,999 ha | 16,719 ha | 17,440 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,535 ha | 16,534 ha | 16,536 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More climate change data for Malawi
- Share co2 vs population 0.5809 (2100)
- Population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Population, total 22.22 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.4% (2025)
- Urban population 3.91 million (2025)
- Urban population 17.6% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.0869 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 57.56 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.0869 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.0869 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Malawi?
- Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Malawi was 16,536 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 17,440 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,477 ha in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?
- Malawi ranks 62nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.