Grassland — Burning crop residues in Malawi
Malawi: Grassland — Burning crop residues was 384,804 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burning crop residues in Malawi is 384,804 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 21.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues in Malawi peaked at 773,795 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10,135 t, in 2000.
That places Malawi 50th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Malawi, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 405,932 t | — |
| 1991 | 405,932 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 405,932 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 405,932 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 405,932 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 405,932 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13,013 t | -96.8% |
| 1997 | 11,050 t | -15.1% |
| 1998 | 16,819 t | +52.2% |
| 1999 | 14,976 t | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 10,135 t | -32.3% |
| 2001 | 316,970 t | +3027.5% |
| 2002 | 466,157 t | +47.1% |
| 2003 | 529,099 t | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 427,535 t | -19.2% |
| 2005 | 554,507 t | +29.7% |
| 2006 | 536,241 t | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 510,193 t | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 545,244 t | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 424,066 t | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 596,401 t | +40.6% |
| 2011 | 674,092 t | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 552,709 t | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 475,663 t | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 365,468 t | -23.2% |
| 2015 | 485,956 t | +33.0% |
| 2016 | 508,862 t | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 403,053 t | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 773,795 t | +92.0% |
| 2019 | 476,455 t | -38.4% |
| 2020 | 465,181 t | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 429,943 t | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 486,980 t | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 316,659 t | -35.0% |
| 2024 | 384,804 t | +21.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 249,145 t | 11,050 t | 405,932 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 432,015 t | 10,135 t | 554,507 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 531,245 t | 365,468 t | 773,795 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 416,713 t | 316,659 t | 486,980 t | 5 |
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More climate change data for Malawi
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.09 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burning crop residues in Malawi?
- Grassland — burning crop residues in Malawi was 384,804 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 773,795 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,135 t in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Malawi ranks 50th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.