Food Processing — Emissions in Malawi

Malawi: Food Processing — Emissions was 0.1263 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1263 kt
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
40th
of 112 countries
All-time high
0.1313 kt
in 2020
All-time low
0.073 kt
in 2008
Years of data
16
2008–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Malawi, 2008–2023

00.050.10.152008201520232008: 0.073 kt2009: 0.075 kt2010: 0.077 kt2011: 0.079 kt2012: 0.081 kt2013: 0.083 kt2014: 0.085 kt2015: 0.086 kt2016: 0.114 kt2017: 0.113 kt2018: 0.109 kt2019: 0.125 kt2020: 0.131 kt2021: 0.128 kt2022: 0.129 kt2023: 0.126 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food processing — emissions in Malawi stood at 0.1263 kt.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Malawi peaked at 0.1313 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.073 kt, in 2008.

That places Malawi 40th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Food Processing — Emissions in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) in Malawi, 2008 to 2023.
Year kt Change
2008 0.073 kt —
2009 0.0749 kt +2.6%
2010 0.0769 kt +2.7%
2011 0.0788 kt +2.5%
2012 0.0808 kt +2.5%
2013 0.0827 kt +2.4%
2014 0.0846 kt +2.3%
2015 0.0865 kt +2.2%
2016 0.1143 kt +32.1%
2017 0.113 kt -1.1%
2018 0.1091 kt -3.5%
2019 0.125 kt +14.6%
2020 0.1313 kt +5.0%
2021 0.128 kt -2.5%
2022 0.1291 kt +0.9%
2023 0.1263 kt -2.2%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 0.1263 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0022 kt, 57.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Processing — Emissions 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
2016 +32.1% 0.0865 kt 0.1143 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0739 kt 0.073 kt 0.0749 kt 2
2010s 0.0952 kt 0.0769 kt 0.125 kt 10
2020s 0.1287 kt 0.1263 kt 0.1313 kt 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 37 Morocco 0.1584 kt compare
  2. 38 China, Taiwan Province of 0.1461 kt compare
  3. 39 Serbia 0.1285 kt compare
  4. 41 Czechia 0.1226 kt compare
  5. 42 Romania 0.0775 kt compare
  6. 43 Sweden 0.0767 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Malawi?
Food processing — emissions in Malawi was 0.1263 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.1313 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.073 kt in 2008.
How does Malawi rank for food processing — emissions?
Malawi ranks 40th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. 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 Processing — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
145 places, 3,850 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