Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malawi

Malawi: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) was 18,787 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18,787 kt
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
72nd
of 222 countries
All-time high
18,787 kt
in 2023
All-time low
10,209 kt
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malawi, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200620231990: 10.5k kt1991: 10.6k kt1992: 10.6k kt1993: 10.6k kt1994: 10.2k kt1995: 10.4k kt1996: 10.4k kt1997: 10.3k kt1998: 10.6k kt1999: 10.5k kt2000: 10.5k kt2001: 10.5k kt2002: 10.8k kt2003: 11.2k kt2004: 11.0k kt2005: 11.4k kt2006: 11.2k kt2007: 11.6k kt2008: 12.1k kt2009: 12.0k kt2010: 13.0k kt2011: 12.9k kt2012: 13.3k kt2013: 13.4k kt2014: 13.9k kt2015: 14.2k kt2016: 14.4k kt2017: 14.4k kt2018: 15.7k kt2019: 16.6k kt2020: 17.1k kt2021: 17.1k kt2022: 17.4k kt2023: 18.8k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) in Malawi stood at 18,787 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) in Malawi peaked at 18,787 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,209 kt, in 1994.

Malawi ranks 72nd of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Malawi, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 10,469 kt
1991 10,558 kt +0.9%
1992 10,556 kt -0.0%
1993 10,601 kt +0.4%
1994 10,209 kt -3.7%
1995 10,392 kt +1.8%
1996 10,423 kt +0.3%
1997 10,329 kt -0.9%
1998 10,551 kt +2.2%
1999 10,507 kt -0.4%
2000 10,489 kt -0.2%
2001 10,467 kt -0.2%
2002 10,770 kt +2.9%
2003 11,183 kt +3.8%
2004 10,989 kt -1.7%
2005 11,358 kt +3.4%
2006 11,235 kt -1.1%
2007 11,635 kt +3.6%
2008 12,110 kt +4.1%
2009 11,968 kt -1.2%
2010 13,027 kt +8.9%
2011 12,915 kt -0.9%
2012 13,313 kt +3.1%
2013 13,352 kt +0.3%
2014 13,861 kt +3.8%
2015 14,188 kt +2.4%
2016 14,446 kt +1.8%
2017 14,419 kt -0.2%
2018 15,690 kt +8.8%
2019 16,628 kt +6.0%
2020 17,120 kt +3.0%
2021 17,134 kt +0.1%
2022 17,382 kt +1.4%
2023 18,787 kt +8.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,459 kt 10,209 kt 10,601 kt 10
2000s 11,220 kt 10,467 kt 12,110 kt 10
2010s 14,184 kt 12,915 kt 16,628 kt 10
2020s 17,606 kt 17,120 kt 18,787 kt 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 69 Finland 22,220 kt compare
  2. 70 Morocco 20,871 kt compare
  3. 71 Nicaragua 19,165 kt compare
  4. 73 Turkmenistan 17,726 kt compare
  5. 74 Afghanistan 16,159 kt compare
  6. 75 Saudi Arabia 16,058 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) in Malawi?
Emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) in Malawi was 18,787 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 18,787 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 10,209 kt in 1994.
How does Malawi rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq)?
Malawi ranks 72nd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf