Energy — Emissions Share in Malawi

Malawi: Energy — Emissions Share was 19.32 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
19.32 %
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
187th
of 207 countries
All-time high
19.32 %
in 2023
All-time low
7.96 %
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Energy — Emissions Share in Malawi, 1990–2023

051015201990200620231990: 8 %1991: 8.4 %1992: 8.4 %1993: 9.3 %1994: 9.6 %1995: 9.6 %1996: 9.7 %1997: 9.9 %1998: 9.8 %1999: 9.6 %2000: 9.1 %2001: 8.2 %2002: 9.1 %2003: 9.5 %2004: 9.8 %2005: 9.5 %2006: 9.6 %2007: 10.1 %2008: 11.1 %2009: 11.1 %2010: 10.7 %2011: 11.6 %2012: 11.5 %2013: 11.7 %2014: 10.2 %2015: 11.2 %2016: 12.4 %2017: 12.3 %2018: 16.7 %2019: 15.9 %2020: 16.6 %2021: 17.9 %2022: 18.6 %2023: 19.3 %

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 187th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 187th out of 207 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

Indicator
Energy — Emissions Share (CO2)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 7,974 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.