Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Malawi

Malawi: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 4,900 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,900 kt
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
89th
of 221 countries
All-time high
4,900 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,278 kt
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Malawi, 1990–2023

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1990200620231990: 1.4k kt1991: 1.4k kt1992: 1.4k kt1993: 1.4k kt1994: 1.3k kt1995: 1.3k kt1996: 1.4k kt1997: 1.3k kt1998: 1.4k kt1999: 1.4k kt2000: 1.4k kt2001: 1.4k kt2002: 1.4k kt2003: 1.7k kt2004: 1.5k kt2005: 1.7k kt2006: 1.6k kt2007: 1.8k kt2008: 2.0k kt2009: 2.0k kt2010: 2.5k kt2011: 2.5k kt2012: 2.7k kt2013: 2.8k kt2014: 2.9k kt2015: 3.1k kt2016: 3.4k kt2017: 3.3k kt2018: 3.8k kt2019: 4.3k kt2020: 4.5k kt2021: 4.6k kt2022: 4.8k kt2023: 4.9k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Malawi is 4,900 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 77.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Malawi peaked at 4,900 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,278 kt, in 1997.

That places Malawi 89th out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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) from CH4 in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Malawi, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,422 kt
1991 1,413 kt -0.6%
1992 1,405 kt -0.5%
1993 1,422 kt +1.2%
1994 1,320 kt -7.2%
1995 1,340 kt +1.5%
1996 1,373 kt +2.5%
1997 1,278 kt -6.9%
1998 1,436 kt +12.4%
1999 1,406 kt -2.1%
2000 1,354 kt -3.7%
2001 1,402 kt +3.6%
2002 1,448 kt +3.3%
2003 1,663 kt +14.8%
2004 1,523 kt -8.4%
2005 1,746 kt +14.7%
2006 1,606 kt -8.0%
2007 1,796 kt +11.8%
2008 2,026 kt +12.8%
2009 2,001 kt -1.2%
2010 2,491 kt +24.5%
2011 2,455 kt -1.5%
2012 2,735 kt +11.4%
2013 2,762 kt +1.0%
2014 2,919 kt +5.7%
2015 3,138 kt +7.5%
2016 3,430 kt +9.3%
2017 3,303 kt -3.7%
2018 3,803 kt +15.2%
2019 4,267 kt +12.2%
2020 4,459 kt +4.5%
2021 4,576 kt +2.6%
2022 4,803 kt +5.0%
2023 4,900 kt +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,381 kt 1,278 kt 1,436 kt 10
2000s 1,657 kt 1,354 kt 2,026 kt 10
2010s 3,130 kt 2,455 kt 4,267 kt 10
2020s 4,685 kt 4,459 kt 4,900 kt 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 86 Namibia 5,170 kt compare
  2. 87 Austria 5,102 kt compare
  3. 88 Portugal 5,058 kt compare
  4. 90 Serbia and Montenegro 4,795 kt compare
  5. 91 Kyrgyzstan 4,441 kt compare
  6. 92 Iraq 4,306 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Malawi?
Emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Malawi was 4,900 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 4,900 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 1,278 kt in 1997.
How does Malawi rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Malawi ranks 89th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 77.4%. 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) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 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