Food Processing — Emissions in Malawi

Malawi: Food Processing — Emissions was 518.12 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
518.12 kt
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
58th
of 112 countries
All-time high
547.33 kt
in 2020
All-time low
272.36 kt
in 2008
Years of data
16
2008–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Malawi, 2008–2023

02004006002008201520232008: 272.4 kt2009: 279.7 kt2010: 287 kt2011: 294.3 kt2012: 301.5 kt2013: 308.7 kt2014: 315.9 kt2015: 323 kt2016: 497 kt2017: 506.6 kt2018: 469.5 kt2019: 516.8 kt2020: 547.3 kt2021: 527 kt2022: 530.2 kt2023: 518.1 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food processing — emissions in Malawi is 518.12 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 67.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Malawi peaked at 547.33 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 272.36 kt, in 2008.

Malawi ranks 58th of 112 countries on this measure, 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 (CO2) in Malawi, 2008 to 2023.
Year kt Change
2008 272.36 kt —
2009 279.69 kt +2.7%
2010 287.01 kt +2.6%
2011 294.34 kt +2.6%
2012 301.51 kt +2.4%
2013 308.68 kt +2.4%
2014 315.85 kt +2.3%
2015 323.02 kt +2.3%
2016 496.98 kt +53.9%
2017 506.62 kt +1.9%
2018 469.46 kt -7.3%
2019 516.77 kt +10.1%
2020 547.33 kt +5.9%
2021 526.96 kt -3.7%
2022 530.15 kt +0.6%
2023 518.12 kt -2.3%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 518.12 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.22 kt, 7.6× 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 +53.9% 323.02 kt 496.98 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 276.02 kt 272.36 kt 279.69 kt 2
2010s 382.02 kt 287.01 kt 516.77 kt 10
2020s 530.64 kt 518.12 kt 547.33 kt 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 55 Azerbaijan 697.42 kt compare
  2. 56 Tunisia 627.52 kt compare
  3. 57 Sudan (former) 598.28 kt
  4. 59 Finland 506.69 kt compare
  5. 60 Croatia 502.85 kt compare
  6. 61 Sweden 484.98 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Malawi?
Food processing — emissions in Malawi was 518.12 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 547.33 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 272.36 kt in 2008.
How does Malawi rank for food processing — emissions?
Malawi ranks 58th 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 67.8%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2)
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