Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.0398 kt per square kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Malawi, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0398 kt per square kilometre for forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.7% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.1203 kt per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0296 kt per square kilometre, in 2023.
Malawi ranks 17th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0487 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.0451 kt per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0833 kt per square kilometre | +84.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0596 kt per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0947 kt per square kilometre | +58.9% |
| 2006 | 0.046 kt per square kilometre | -51.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0645 kt per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0723 kt per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0341 kt per square kilometre | -52.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1203 kt per square kilometre | +252.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0727 kt per square kilometre | -39.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1121 kt per square kilometre | +54.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0722 kt per square kilometre | -35.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0892 kt per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0865 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1168 kt per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0544 kt per square kilometre | -53.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0705 kt per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0494 kt per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0638 kt per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 0.041 kt per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0718 kt per square kilometre | +75.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0296 kt per square kilometre | -58.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0398 kt per square kilometre | +34.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0398 kt per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.008 kt per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0398 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0044 kt per square kilometre, 9.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0609 kt per square kilometre | 0.0341 kt per square kilometre | 0.0947 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0844 kt per square kilometre | 0.0494 kt per square kilometre | 0.1203 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0492 kt per square kilometre | 0.0296 kt per square kilometre | 0.0718 kt per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 14 Nicaragua 0.0443 kt per square kilometre compare
- 15 Congo 0.0422 kt per square kilometre compare
- 16 South Sudan 0.0399 kt per square kilometre compare
- 18 Paraguay 0.0374 kt per square kilometre compare
- 19 Bahamas 0.0363 kt per square kilometre compare
- 20 Portugal 0.0277 kt per square kilometre compare
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 (co2), per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.0398 kt per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1203 kt per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0296 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 17th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.