Food Processing — Emissions in Malawi

Malawi: Food Processing — Emissions was 0.0189 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0189 kt
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
38th
of 112 countries
All-time high
0.0201 kt
in 2020
All-time low
0.0097 kt
in 2008
Years of data
16
2008–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Malawi, 2008–2023

00.0050.010.0150.022008201520232008: 0.01 kt2009: 0.01 kt2010: 0.01 kt2011: 0.011 kt2012: 0.011 kt2013: 0.011 kt2014: 0.011 kt2015: 0.011 kt2016: 0.017 kt2017: 0.017 kt2018: 0.016 kt2019: 0.019 kt2020: 0.02 kt2021: 0.019 kt2022: 0.019 kt2023: 0.019 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 0.0189 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 71.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Malawi peaked at 0.0201 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0097 kt, in 2008.

That places Malawi 38th 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 (N2O) in Malawi, 2008 to 2023.
Year kt Change
2008 0.0097 kt —
2009 0.01 kt +3.1%
2010 0.0103 kt +3.0%
2011 0.0105 kt +1.9%
2012 0.0108 kt +2.9%
2013 0.011 kt +1.9%
2014 0.0113 kt +2.7%
2015 0.0115 kt +1.8%
2016 0.0171 kt +48.7%
2017 0.0172 kt +0.6%
2018 0.0161 kt -6.4%
2019 0.019 kt +18.0%
2020 0.0201 kt +5.8%
2021 0.0193 kt -4.0%
2022 0.0194 kt +0.5%
2023 0.0189 kt -2.6%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 0.0189 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0006 kt, 31.5× 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 +48.7% 0.0115 kt 0.0171 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0099 kt 0.0097 kt 0.01 kt 2
2010s 0.0135 kt 0.0103 kt 0.019 kt 10
2020s 0.0194 kt 0.0189 kt 0.0201 kt 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 35 Caribbean 0.0215 kt compare
  2. 36 Czechia 0.0204 kt compare
  3. 37 Dominican Republic 0.0197 kt compare
  4. 39 Romania 0.0185 kt compare
  5. 40 Mexico 0.017 kt compare
  6. 41 Bulgaria 0.0159 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Malawi?
Food processing — emissions in Malawi was 0.0189 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 0.0201 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0097 kt in 2008.
How does Malawi rank for food processing — emissions?
Malawi ranks 38th 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 71.8%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (N2O)
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