Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in Malawi

Malawi: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 was 5.36 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.36 kt
Change on year
up 34.7%
World rank
38th
of 236 countries
All-time high
16.18 kt
in 2010
All-time low
1.66 kt
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in Malawi, 1990–2024

0510151990200720241990: 8.5 kt1991: 8.5 kt1992: 8.5 kt1993: 8.5 kt1994: 8.5 kt1995: 8.5 kt1996: 8.1 kt1997: 5 kt1998: 6.5 kt1999: 6 kt2000: 1.7 kt2001: 6.5 kt2002: 6.1 kt2003: 11.2 kt2004: 8 kt2005: 12.7 kt2006: 6.2 kt2007: 8.7 kt2008: 9.7 kt2009: 4.6 kt2010: 16.2 kt2011: 9.8 kt2012: 15.1 kt2013: 9.7 kt2014: 12 kt2015: 11.6 kt2016: 15.7 kt2017: 7.3 kt2018: 9.5 kt2019: 6.6 kt2020: 8.6 kt2021: 5.5 kt2022: 9.7 kt2023: 4 kt2024: 5.4 kt

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 35 Nicaragua 7.61 kt compare
  2. 36 Nigeria 7.57 kt compare
  3. 37 Belize 6.93 kt compare
  4. 39 Bangladesh 4.58 kt compare
  5. 40 Portugal 3.61 kt compare
  6. 41 Ukraine 3.44 kt compare

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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

Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
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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.