Grassland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Malawi
Malawi: Grassland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was 21.52 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Malawi, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Malawi is 21.52 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 161.5% on the previous year and up 192.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Malawi peaked at 91.98 % change on previous year in 2018 and was at its lowest, -96.79 % change on previous year, in 1996.
Malawi ranks 53rd of 186 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.
Grassland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | -96.79 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -15.09 % change on previous year | -84.4% |
| 1998 | 52.21 % change on previous year | -446.1% |
| 1999 | -10.96 % change on previous year | -121.0% |
| 2000 | -32.33 % change on previous year | +195.0% |
| 2002 | 47.07 % change on previous year | -245.6% |
| 2003 | 13.5 % change on previous year | -71.3% |
| 2004 | -19.2 % change on previous year | -242.2% |
| 2005 | 29.7 % change on previous year | -254.7% |
| 2006 | -3.29 % change on previous year | -111.1% |
| 2007 | -4.86 % change on previous year | +47.5% |
| 2008 | 6.87 % change on previous year | -241.4% |
| 2009 | -22.22 % change on previous year | -423.5% |
| 2010 | 40.64 % change on previous year | -282.9% |
| 2011 | 13.03 % change on previous year | -67.9% |
| 2012 | -18.01 % change on previous year | -238.2% |
| 2013 | -13.94 % change on previous year | -22.6% |
| 2014 | -23.17 % change on previous year | +66.2% |
| 2015 | 32.97 % change on previous year | -242.3% |
| 2016 | 4.71 % change on previous year | -85.7% |
| 2017 | -20.79 % change on previous year | -541.1% |
| 2018 | 91.98 % change on previous year | -542.4% |
| 2019 | -38.43 % change on previous year | -141.8% |
| 2020 | -2.37 % change on previous year | -93.8% |
| 2021 | -7.58 % change on previous year | +220.1% |
| 2022 | 13.27 % change on previous year | -275.1% |
| 2023 | -34.97 % change on previous year | -363.6% |
| 2024 | 21.52 % change on previous year | -161.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 21.52 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.58 % change on previous year, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 21.52 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.45 % change on previous year, 2.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7.85 % change on previous year | -96.79 % change on previous year | 52.21 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.69 % change on previous year | -32.33 % change on previous year | 47.07 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.9 % change on previous year | -38.43 % change on previous year | 91.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.03 % change on previous year | -34.97 % change on previous year | 21.52 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 50 Democratic Republic of the Congo 24.07 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Cambodia 23.39 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Lesotho 21.56 % change on previous year compare
- 54 Sierra Leone 21.35 % change on previous year compare
- 55 Congo 21.31 % change on previous year compare
- 56 Fiji 20.93 % change on previous year 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 grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Malawi?
- Grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Malawi was 21.52 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 91.98 % change on previous year in 2018.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -96.79 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Malawi rank for grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Malawi ranks 53rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Grassland — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.