Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) in Malawi
Malawi: Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) was 0.4889 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.4889 kt for forest fires — emissions in 2024.
The figure is up 34.6% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Malawi peaked at 1.48 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0488 kt, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 34th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7212 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.7212 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7212 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7212 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7212 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7212 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2395 kt | -66.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1459 kt | -39.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1922 kt | +31.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1772 kt | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0488 kt | -72.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5972 kt | +1123.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5538 kt | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 1.02 kt | +84.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7317 kt | -28.4% |
| 2005 | 1.16 kt | +58.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5649 kt | -51.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7912 kt | +40.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8874 kt | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4186 kt | -52.8% |
| 2010 | 1.48 kt | +252.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8918 kt | -39.6% |
| 2012 | 1.38 kt | +54.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8862 kt | -35.6% |
| 2014 | 1.09 kt | +23.5% |
| 2015 | 1.06 kt | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.43 kt | +35.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6673 kt | -53.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8659 kt | +29.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6058 kt | -30.0% |
| 2020 | 0.783 kt | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5035 kt | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8815 kt | +75.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3631 kt | -58.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4889 kt | +34.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.4889 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.022 kt, 22.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.4889 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0355 kt, 13.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) 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 | +1123.8% | 0.0488 kt | 0.5972 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5082 kt | 0.1459 kt | 0.7212 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6779 kt | 0.0488 kt | 1.16 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 kt | 0.6058 kt | 1.48 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.604 kt | 0.3631 kt | 0.8815 kt | 5 |
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 0.4889 kt in 2024, 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 1.48 kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0488 kt in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Malawi ranks 34th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions 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 (N2O). 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.