Forest fires — Emissions in Malawi

Malawi: Forest fires — Emissions was 0.4889 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.4889 kt
Change on year
up 34.6%
World rank
38th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.48 kt
in 2010
All-time low
0.0488 kt
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Emissions in Malawi, 1990–2024

00.511.51990200720241990: 0.721 kt1991: 0.721 kt1992: 0.721 kt1993: 0.721 kt1994: 0.721 kt1995: 0.721 kt1996: 0.239 kt1997: 0.146 kt1998: 0.192 kt1999: 0.177 kt2000: 0.049 kt2001: 0.597 kt2002: 0.554 kt2003: 1 kt2004: 0.732 kt2005: 1.2 kt2006: 0.565 kt2007: 0.791 kt2008: 0.887 kt2009: 0.419 kt2010: 1.5 kt2011: 0.892 kt2012: 1.4 kt2013: 0.886 kt2014: 1.1 kt2015: 1.1 kt2016: 1.4 kt2017: 0.667 kt2018: 0.866 kt2019: 0.606 kt2020: 0.783 kt2021: 0.503 kt2022: 0.881 kt2023: 0.363 kt2024: 0.489 kt

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 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 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

  1. 35 Nicaragua 0.6944 kt compare
  2. 36 Nigeria 0.6915 kt compare
  3. 37 Belize 0.6329 kt compare
  4. 39 Bangladesh 0.4179 kt compare
  5. 40 Portugal 0.33 kt compare
  6. 41 Ukraine 0.3144 kt compare

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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 38th out of 236 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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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O)
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.