Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in Malawi
Malawi: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 was 5.36 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 5.36 kt for forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in 2024.
That represents a change of up 34.7% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in Malawi peaked at 16.18 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.66 kt, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 38th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
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 | 6.62 kt | 3.98 kt | 9.65 kt | 5 |
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More climate change data for Malawi
- Share co2 vs population 0.5809 (2100)
- Population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Population, total 22.22 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.4% (2025)
- Urban population 3.91 million (2025)
- Urban population 17.6% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.0869 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 57.56 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.0869 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.0869 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in Malawi?
- Forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in Malawi was 5.36 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 16.18 kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 kt in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1?
- Malawi ranks 38th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. 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 Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.