Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Malawi

Malawi: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 25.46 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
25.46 kt
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
152nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
28.09 kt
in 2004
All-time low
2.66 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Malawi, 1990–2023

01020301990200620231990: 2.7 kt1991: 5.4 kt1992: 7.8 kt1993: 9.7 kt1994: 8.7 kt1995: 8.9 kt1996: 8.9 kt1997: 9.5 kt1998: 9.4 kt1999: 9.8 kt2000: 23.2 kt2001: 22.7 kt2002: 24.7 kt2003: 19.4 kt2004: 28.1 kt2005: 26.6 kt2006: 23.3 kt2007: 22.9 kt2008: 22.4 kt2009: 23.6 kt2010: 25.9 kt2011: 23.5 kt2012: 19 kt2013: 23.6 kt2014: 23.4 kt2015: 20.1 kt2016: 27 kt2017: 27.5 kt2018: 21.8 kt2019: 22.6 kt2020: 22.8 kt2021: 25.4 kt2022: 24.1 kt2023: 25.5 kt

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 25.46 kt for food household consumption — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Malawi peaked at 28.09 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.66 kt, in 1990.

Malawi ranks 152nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2) in Malawi, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2.66 kt
1991 5.43 kt +104.3%
1992 7.78 kt +43.1%
1993 9.68 kt +24.5%
1994 8.75 kt -9.7%
1995 8.9 kt +1.8%
1996 8.94 kt +0.4%
1997 9.48 kt +6.1%
1998 9.38 kt -1.1%
1999 9.79 kt +4.4%
2000 23.25 kt +137.4%
2001 22.72 kt -2.3%
2002 24.66 kt +8.5%
2003 19.37 kt -21.5%
2004 28.09 kt +45.0%
2005 26.63 kt -5.2%
2006 23.35 kt -12.3%
2007 22.92 kt -1.8%
2008 22.37 kt -2.4%
2009 23.57 kt +5.4%
2010 25.87 kt +9.7%
2011 23.55 kt -9.0%
2012 18.99 kt -19.3%
2013 23.63 kt +24.4%
2014 23.42 kt -0.9%
2015 20.1 kt -14.2%
2016 26.95 kt +34.1%
2017 27.48 kt +2.0%
2018 21.82 kt -20.6%
2019 22.59 kt +3.6%
2020 22.76 kt +0.8%
2021 25.36 kt +11.4%
2022 24.13 kt -4.9%
2023 25.46 kt +5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.08 kt 2.66 kt 9.79 kt 10
2000s 23.69 kt 19.37 kt 28.09 kt 10
2010s 23.44 kt 18.99 kt 27.48 kt 10
2020s 24.43 kt 22.76 kt 25.46 kt 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 149 Mozambique 33.85 kt compare
  2. 150 China, Macao SAR 29.09 kt compare
  3. 151 Saint Lucia 27.41 kt compare
  4. 153 Rwanda 24.85 kt compare
  5. 154 South Sudan 20.16 kt compare
  6. 155 Djibouti 20.14 kt compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions in Malawi?
Food household consumption — emissions in Malawi was 25.46 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 28.09 kt in 2004.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 2.66 kt in 1990.
How does Malawi rank for food household consumption — emissions?
Malawi ranks 152nd out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,241 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf