Energy — Emissions Share in Malawi

Malawi: Energy — Emissions Share was 26.05 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
26.05 %
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
75th
of 219 countries
All-time high
48.95 %
in 2000
All-time low
26.05 %
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Energy — Emissions Share in Malawi, 1990–2023

010203040501990200620231990: 44.7 %1991: 45 %1992: 45.5 %1993: 44.4 %1994: 46.6 %1995: 45.7 %1996: 45 %1997: 46.9 %1998: 45.1 %1999: 48 %2000: 49 %2001: 45.9 %2002: 45.8 %2003: 43.6 %2004: 45.2 %2005: 43.3 %2006: 45.2 %2007: 42.5 %2008: 40.7 %2009: 41.9 %2010: 37.5 %2011: 38.1 %2012: 36 %2013: 36 %2014: 34.9 %2015: 33.2 %2016: 31.6 %2017: 32 %2018: 29.7 %2019: 28.7 %2020: 28 %2021: 26.6 %2022: 26.3 %2023: 26.1 %

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 26.05 % for energy — emissions share in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions share in Malawi peaked at 48.95 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.05 %, in 2023.

Malawi ranks 75th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Energy — Emissions Share in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions Share (CH4) in Malawi, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 44.74 % —
1991 45.03 % +0.6%
1992 45.48 % +1.0%
1993 44.35 % -2.5%
1994 46.59 % +5.1%
1995 45.73 % -1.8%
1996 45.05 % -1.5%
1997 46.91 % +4.1%
1998 45.08 % -3.9%
1999 48.02 % +6.5%
2000 48.95 % +1.9%
2001 45.86 % -6.3%
2002 45.81 % -0.1%
2003 43.6 % -4.8%
2004 45.21 % +3.7%
2005 43.31 % -4.2%
2006 45.16 % +4.3%
2007 42.54 % -5.8%
2008 40.67 % -4.4%
2009 41.92 % +3.1%
2010 37.49 % -10.6%
2011 38.13 % +1.7%
2012 35.98 % -5.6%
2013 36.04 % +0.2%
2014 34.88 % -3.2%
2015 33.18 % -4.9%
2016 31.58 % -4.8%
2017 32.03 % +1.4%
2018 29.73 % -7.2%
2019 28.73 % -3.4%
2020 27.99 % -2.6%
2021 26.65 % -4.8%
2022 26.26 % -1.5%
2023 26.05 % -0.8%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 26.05 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.18 %, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 26.05 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.05 %, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45.7 % 44.35 % 48.02 % 10
2000s 44.3 % 40.67 % 48.95 % 10
2010s 33.78 % 28.73 % 38.13 % 10
2020s 26.74 % 26.05 % 27.99 % 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 72 Montenegro 28.44 % compare
  2. 73 Serbia 28.04 % compare
  3. 74 Czechia 27.3 % compare
  4. 76 Viet Nam 25.84 % compare
  5. 76 Vietnam 25.84 % compare
  6. 78 Australia 25.82 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions share in Malawi?
Energy — emissions share in Malawi was 26.05 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions share recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 48.95 % in 2000.
What is the lowest energy — emissions share recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 26.05 % in 2023.
How does Malawi rank for energy — emissions share?
Malawi ranks 75th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions share rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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 Energy — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
251 places, 8,311 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.