Grassland — Emissions in Malawi
Malawi: Grassland — Emissions was 0.885 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Emissions in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — emissions in Malawi is 0.885 kt, 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 — emissions in Malawi peaked at 1.78 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0233 kt, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 50th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Emissions in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9336 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.9336 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9336 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9336 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9336 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9336 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0299 kt | -96.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0254 kt | -15.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0387 kt | +52.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0344 kt | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0233 kt | -32.3% |
| 2001 | 0.729 kt | +3028.8% |
| 2002 | 1.07 kt | +47.1% |
| 2003 | 1.22 kt | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9833 kt | -19.2% |
| 2005 | 1.28 kt | +29.7% |
| 2006 | 1.23 kt | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.17 kt | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.25 kt | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9754 kt | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 1.37 kt | +40.6% |
| 2011 | 1.55 kt | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 1.27 kt | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 1.09 kt | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8406 kt | -23.2% |
| 2015 | 1.12 kt | +33.0% |
| 2016 | 1.17 kt | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.927 kt | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 1.78 kt | +92.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1 kt | -38.4% |
| 2020 | 1.07 kt | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9889 kt | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 1.12 kt | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7283 kt | -35.0% |
| 2024 | 0.885 kt | +21.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.885 kt is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.17 kt, 21% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.885 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.88 kt, 15% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Emissions 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 | +3028.8% | 0.0233 kt | 0.729 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.573 kt | 0.0254 kt | 0.9336 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9936 kt | 0.0233 kt | 1.28 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 kt | 0.8406 kt | 1.78 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9584 kt | 0.7283 kt | 1.12 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 grassland — emissions in Malawi?
- Grassland — emissions in Malawi was 0.885 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 kt in 2018.
- What is the lowest grassland — emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0233 kt in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for grassland — emissions?
- Malawi ranks 50th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — emissions 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 — Emissions (CH4). 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.