Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malawi

Malawi: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) was 25.84 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
25.84 kt
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
153rd
of 213 countries
All-time high
28.25 kt
in 2004
All-time low
2.69 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malawi, 1990–2023

01020301990200620231990: 2.7 kt1991: 5.5 kt1992: 7.8 kt1993: 9.7 kt1994: 8.8 kt1995: 9 kt1996: 9 kt1997: 9.6 kt1998: 9.5 kt1999: 9.9 kt2000: 23.4 kt2001: 22.9 kt2002: 24.8 kt2003: 19.5 kt2004: 28.3 kt2005: 26.8 kt2006: 23.5 kt2007: 23.1 kt2008: 22.5 kt2009: 23.7 kt2010: 26.1 kt2011: 23.7 kt2012: 19.1 kt2013: 23.8 kt2014: 23.6 kt2015: 20.3 kt2016: 27.3 kt2017: 27.8 kt2018: 22.1 kt2019: 22.9 kt2020: 23.1 kt2021: 25.7 kt2022: 24.5 kt2023: 25.8 kt

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 25.84 kt for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Malawi peaked at 28.25 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.69 kt, in 1990.

That places Malawi 153rd out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Malawi, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2.69 kt —
1991 5.48 kt +103.6%
1992 7.83 kt +42.9%
1993 9.75 kt +24.5%
1994 8.8 kt -9.7%
1995 8.97 kt +1.9%
1996 9.01 kt +0.4%
1997 9.56 kt +6.1%
1998 9.48 kt -0.8%
1999 9.9 kt +4.4%
2000 23.4 kt +136.2%
2001 22.87 kt -2.3%
2002 24.81 kt +8.5%
2003 19.5 kt -21.4%
2004 28.25 kt +44.9%
2005 26.8 kt -5.2%
2006 23.51 kt -12.2%
2007 23.07 kt -1.9%
2008 22.52 kt -2.4%
2009 23.73 kt +5.4%
2010 26.06 kt +9.8%
2011 23.73 kt -8.9%
2012 19.15 kt -19.3%
2013 23.81 kt +24.3%
2014 23.6 kt -0.9%
2015 20.25 kt -14.2%
2016 27.29 kt +34.8%
2017 27.8 kt +1.9%
2018 22.07 kt -20.6%
2019 22.93 kt +3.9%
2020 23.11 kt +0.8%
2021 25.75 kt +11.4%
2022 24.49 kt -4.9%
2023 25.84 kt +5.5%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 25.84 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 25.38 kt, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 25.84 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.99 kt, 32% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) 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.

YearChange FromTo
2000 +136.2% 9.9 kt 23.4 kt
1991 +103.6% 2.69 kt 5.48 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.15 kt 2.69 kt 9.9 kt 10
2000s 23.85 kt 19.5 kt 28.25 kt 10
2010s 23.67 kt 19.15 kt 27.8 kt 10
2020s 24.8 kt 23.11 kt 25.84 kt 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 150 Mozambique 33.97 kt compare
  2. 151 China, Macao SAR 29.18 kt compare
  3. 152 Saint Lucia 28.92 kt compare
  4. 154 Rwanda 24.92 kt compare
  5. 155 Djibouti 20.4 kt compare
  6. 156 South Sudan 20.23 kt compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Malawi?
Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Malawi was 25.84 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 28.25 kt in 2004.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 2.69 kt in 1990.
How does Malawi rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq)?
Malawi ranks 153rd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 8,608 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.