Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.0208 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0208 kt per square kilometre for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.0208 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 kt per square kilometre, in 1964.
Malawi ranks 155th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1971 | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0057 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1981 | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1982 | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0057 kt per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0093 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0092 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0085 kt per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0085 kt per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0092 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0095 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0106 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0101 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0111 kt per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.011 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0113 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0107 kt per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0121 kt per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 0.012 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0172 kt per square kilometre | +43.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0162 kt per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0173 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0189 kt per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0198 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0208 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0208 kt per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0129 kt per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0208 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0203 kt per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +43.4% | 0.012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0172 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | 0.0093 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | 0.0106 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0122 kt per square kilometre | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | 0.0172 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0192 kt per square kilometre | 0.0173 kt per square kilometre | 0.0208 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 152 Zimbabwe 0.0254 kt per square kilometre compare
- 153 Bhutan 0.0231 kt per square kilometre compare
- 154 Gabon 0.023 kt per square kilometre compare
- 156 Congo 0.0203 kt per square kilometre compare
- 157 Suriname 0.0202 kt per square kilometre compare
- 158 Paraguay 0.0191 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Malawi
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 415.04 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,501 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,819 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 366.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.0208 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0208 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 kt per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Malawi rank for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Energy — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.