Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre (CO2eq) in Malawi
Malawi: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre (CO2eq) was 0.0022 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Malawi stood at 0.0022 kt per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.8% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.009 kt per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 15th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre (CO2eq) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -72.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | +474.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | +84.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 2005 | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | +58.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | -51.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | -52.8% |
| 2010 | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | +252.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | -39.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0083 kt per square kilometre | +54.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | -35.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2017 | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | -53.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | +75.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | -58.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0022 kt per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, 30.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0022 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, 17.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre (CO2eq) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +474.7% | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 12 Nicaragua 0.0033 kt per square kilometre compare
- 13 South Sudan 0.0026 kt per square kilometre compare
- 14 Chile 0.0022 kt per square kilometre compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 0.0022 kt per square kilometre compare
- 17 Bahamas 0.0018 kt per square kilometre compare
- 18 Vietnam 0.0017 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 (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.0022 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.009 kt per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 kt per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 15th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.