Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) in Malawi
Malawi: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) was 3.98 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 3.98 kt for forest fires — emissions in 2023.
The figure is down 58.8% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Malawi peaked at 16.18 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.66 kt, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 41st of 254 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.54 kt | — |
| 1991 | 8.54 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8.54 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.54 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.54 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.54 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8.14 kt | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 4.96 kt | -39.1% |
| 1998 | 6.54 kt | +31.8% |
| 1999 | 6.02 kt | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 1.66 kt | -72.4% |
| 2001 | 6.54 kt | +294.1% |
| 2002 | 6.07 kt | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 11.2 kt | +84.6% |
| 2004 | 8.01 kt | -28.4% |
| 2005 | 12.73 kt | +58.9% |
| 2006 | 6.19 kt | -51.4% |
| 2007 | 8.67 kt | +40.1% |
| 2008 | 9.72 kt | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 4.58 kt | -52.8% |
| 2010 | 16.18 kt | +252.8% |
| 2011 | 9.77 kt | -39.6% |
| 2012 | 15.07 kt | +54.3% |
| 2013 | 9.71 kt | -35.6% |
| 2014 | 11.99 kt | +23.6% |
| 2015 | 11.63 kt | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 15.71 kt | +35.1% |
| 2017 | 7.31 kt | -53.5% |
| 2018 | 9.48 kt | +29.8% |
| 2019 | 6.63 kt | -30.0% |
| 2020 | 8.58 kt | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 5.51 kt | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 9.65 kt | +75.1% |
| 2023 | 3.98 kt | -58.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 3.98 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1269 kt, 31.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 3.98 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3006 kt, 13.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.69 kt | 4.96 kt | 8.54 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.54 kt | 1.66 kt | 12.73 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.35 kt | 6.63 kt | 16.18 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.93 kt | 3.98 kt | 9.65 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More climate change data for Malawi
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 415.04 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,501 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,819 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 366.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Malawi?
- Forest fires — emissions in Malawi was 3.98 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 16.18 kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 kt in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Malawi ranks 41st out of 254 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. 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 Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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