Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share in Malawi

Malawi: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share was 90.27 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
90.27 %
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
28th
of 192 countries
All-time high
90.27 %
in 2023
All-time low
69.06 %
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0204060801001990200620231990: 73.2 %1991: 75 %1992: 74.7 %1993: 75.9 %1994: 70.1 %1995: 73.1 %1996: 74.3 %1997: 76.1 %1998: 74.9 %1999: 74.9 %2000: 74.6 %2001: 69.1 %2002: 74.3 %2003: 75.7 %2004: 74.9 %2005: 76.1 %2006: 76.7 %2007: 77.3 %2008: 79.3 %2009: 79.8 %2010: 81 %2011: 81.2 %2012: 80.6 %2013: 82.3 %2014: 83.2 %2015: 84 %2016: 83.1 %2017: 83.8 %2018: 86.5 %2019: 87.8 %2020: 88 %2021: 88.1 %2022: 87.2 %2023: 90.3 %

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 90.27 % for emissions on agricultural land — emissions share in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions share in Malawi peaked at 90.27 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.06 %, in 2001.

Malawi ranks 28th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 (N2O) in Malawi, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 73.23 %
1991 75.03 % +2.5%
1992 74.73 % -0.4%
1993 75.87 % +1.5%
1994 70.06 % -7.7%
1995 73.09 % +4.3%
1996 74.34 % +1.7%
1997 76.14 % +2.4%
1998 74.91 % -1.6%
1999 74.88 % -0.0%
2000 74.61 % -0.4%
2001 69.06 % -7.4%
2002 74.28 % +7.6%
2003 75.72 % +1.9%
2004 74.94 % -1.0%
2005 76.11 % +1.6%
2006 76.65 % +0.7%
2007 77.35 % +0.9%
2008 79.33 % +2.6%
2009 79.84 % +0.6%
2010 80.99 % +1.4%
2011 81.16 % +0.2%
2012 80.63 % -0.7%
2013 82.35 % +2.1%
2014 83.16 % +1.0%
2015 83.97 % +1.0%
2016 83.12 % -1.0%
2017 83.76 % +0.8%
2018 86.45 % +3.2%
2019 87.75 % +1.5%
2020 87.96 % +0.2%
2021 88.07 % +0.1%
2022 87.17 % -1.0%
2023 90.27 % +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 74.23 % 70.06 % 76.14 % 10
2000s 75.79 % 69.06 % 79.84 % 10
2010s 83.33 % 80.63 % 87.75 % 10
2020s 88.37 % 87.17 % 90.27 % 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 25 Brazil 91 % compare
  2. 26 Burkina Faso 90.77 % compare
  3. 27 Kyrgyzstan 90.76 % compare
  4. 28 Kenya 90.27 % compare
  5. 30 Sudan 90.04 % compare
  6. 31 Somalia 89.83 % 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 90.27 % 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 90.27 % in 2023.
What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions share recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 69.06 % in 2001.
How does Malawi rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions share?
Malawi ranks 28th 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 up 9.6%. 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 Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,018 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.