Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share in Malawi

Malawi: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share was 78.18 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
78.18 %
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
17th
of 192 countries
All-time high
91.53 %
in 1990
All-time low
78.18 %
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share in Malawi, 1990–2023

0204060801001990200620231990: 91.5 %1991: 90.9 %1992: 91 %1993: 90.1 %1994: 89.8 %1995: 89.8 %1996: 89.7 %1997: 89.7 %1998: 89.8 %1999: 89.9 %2000: 90.3 %2001: 91.2 %2002: 90.3 %2003: 89.7 %2004: 89.8 %2005: 90.3 %2006: 90.3 %2007: 89.6 %2008: 88.8 %2009: 88.7 %2010: 89.1 %2011: 88.2 %2012: 88.1 %2013: 87.3 %2014: 88.2 %2015: 87.9 %2016: 86.6 %2017: 86.4 %2018: 82 %2019: 82.7 %2020: 80.8 %2021: 79.6 %2022: 78.9 %2023: 78.2 %

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 78.18 % for emissions on agricultural land — emissions share in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions share in Malawi peaked at 91.53 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 78.18 %, in 2023.

Malawi ranks 17th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share (CO2) in Malawi, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 91.53 %
1991 90.94 % -0.6%
1992 90.99 % +0.1%
1993 90.08 % -1.0%
1994 89.83 % -0.3%
1995 89.85 % +0.0%
1996 89.68 % -0.2%
1997 89.68 % +0.0%
1998 89.84 % +0.2%
1999 89.92 % +0.1%
2000 90.27 % +0.4%
2001 91.22 % +1.1%
2002 90.31 % -1.0%
2003 89.66 % -0.7%
2004 89.82 % +0.2%
2005 90.35 % +0.6%
2006 90.3 % -0.1%
2007 89.6 % -0.8%
2008 88.84 % -0.8%
2009 88.7 % -0.2%
2010 89.07 % +0.4%
2011 88.15 % -1.0%
2012 88.09 % -0.1%
2013 87.33 % -0.9%
2014 88.24 % +1.0%
2015 87.86 % -0.4%
2016 86.61 % -1.4%
2017 86.42 % -0.2%
2018 81.95 % -5.2%
2019 82.66 % +0.9%
2020 80.75 % -2.3%
2021 79.58 % -1.4%
2022 78.87 % -0.9%
2023 78.18 % -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 90.23 % 89.68 % 91.53 % 10
2000s 89.91 % 88.7 % 91.22 % 10
2010s 86.64 % 81.95 % 89.07 % 10
2020s 79.34 % 78.18 % 80.75 % 4

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  4. 18 Mali 77.65 % compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions on agricultural land — emissions share in Malawi?
Emissions on agricultural land — emissions share in Malawi was 78.18 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions share recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 91.53 % in 1990.
What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions share recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 78.18 % in 2023.
How does Malawi rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions share?
Malawi ranks 17th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions share rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Share (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share (CO2)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.