Food Packaging — Emissions in Malawi

Malawi: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0013 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0013 kt
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
81st
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0017 kt
in 2020
All-time low
0.0007 kt
in 2018
Years of data
8
2016–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Malawi, 2016–2023

00.0010.0010.0022016201920232016: 0.001 kt2017: 0.001 kt2018: 0.001 kt2019: 0.002 kt2020: 0.002 kt2021: 0.001 kt2022: 0.001 kt2023: 0.001 kt

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.0013 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.

The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 81.3% over ten years.

Malawi ranks 81st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Food Packaging — Emissions in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Malawi, 2016 to 2023.
Year kt Change
2016 0.0007 kt —
2017 0.0009 kt +18.0%
2018 0.0007 kt -17.8%
2019 0.0016 kt +117.9%
2020 0.0017 kt +7.8%
2021 0.0015 kt -12.7%
2022 0.0014 kt -4.2%
2023 0.0013 kt -4.9%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 0.0013 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0017 kt, 80% of the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.001 kt 0.0007 kt 0.0016 kt 4
2020s 0.0015 kt 0.0013 kt 0.0017 kt 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 78 Eswatini 0.0023 kt compare
  2. 79 Honduras 0.0019 kt compare
  3. 80 Cameroon 0.0017 kt compare
  4. 82 Armenia 0.0013 kt compare
  5. 83 Georgia 0.0013 kt compare
  6. 84 Costa Rica 0.0012 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Malawi?
Food packaging — emissions in Malawi was 0.0013 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.0017 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 kt in 2018.
How does Malawi rank for food packaging — emissions?
Malawi ranks 81st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 81.3%. 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 Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
168 places, 5,039 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.