Energy — Emissions Share in Malawi
Malawi: Energy — Emissions Share was 19.32 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions Share in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 19.32 % for energy — emissions share in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions share in Malawi peaked at 19.32 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.96 %, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 200th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions Share in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.96 % | — |
| 1991 | 8.42 % | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 8.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.29 % | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 9.56 % | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 9.55 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 9.74 % | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 9.86 % | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 9.79 % | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 9.58 % | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 9.12 % | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 8.19 % | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 9.11 % | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 9.46 % | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 9.76 % | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 9.53 % | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 9.61 % | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 10.11 % | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 11.07 % | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 11.12 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 10.65 % | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 11.6 % | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 11.49 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.73 % | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 10.19 % | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 11.18 % | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 12.44 % | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 12.3 % | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 16.73 % | +36.0% |
| 2019 | 15.93 % | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 16.6 % | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 17.87 % | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 18.6 % | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 19.32 % | +3.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 19.32 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 21.83 %, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 19.32 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.75 %, 51% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions Share 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 | +36.0% | 12.3 % | 16.73 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.22 % | 7.96 % | 9.86 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.71 % | 8.19 % | 11.12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.42 % | 10.19 % | 16.73 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1 % | 16.6 % | 19.32 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 share in Malawi?
- Energy — emissions share in Malawi was 19.32 % 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 19.32 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions share recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.96 % in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for energy — emissions share?
- Malawi ranks 200th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions share rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.7%. 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 Energy — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.