Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Malawi
Malawi: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use was 0.0006 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Malawi, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2024, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Malawi stood at 0.0006 °C. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Malawi peaked at 0.0006 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0 °C, in 1920.
Malawi ranks 94th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | -0 °C | -0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | -0 °C | -0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0004 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0005 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0006 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More climate change data for Malawi
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.6% (2100)
- Population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Population, total 22.22 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.4% (2025)
- Urban population 3.91 million (2025)
- Urban population 17.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.0869 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 57.56 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.0869 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.0869 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Malawi?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Malawi was 0.0006 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -0 °C in 1920.
- How does Malawi rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use?
- Malawi ranks 94th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.