Grassland — Emissions (N2O) in Malawi
Malawi: Grassland — Emissions (N2O) was 0.0808 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Emissions in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0808 kt for grassland — emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 0.1625 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 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 (N2O) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0852 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0852 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0852 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0852 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0852 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0852 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 kt | -96.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 kt | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0035 kt | +52.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 kt | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 kt | -32.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0666 kt | +3071.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0979 kt | +47.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1111 kt | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0898 kt | -19.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1164 kt | +29.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1126 kt | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1071 kt | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1145 kt | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0891 kt | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1252 kt | +40.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1416 kt | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1161 kt | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0999 kt | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0767 kt | -23.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1021 kt | +33.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1069 kt | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0846 kt | -20.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1625 kt | +92.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1001 kt | -38.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0977 kt | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0903 kt | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1023 kt | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0665 kt | -35.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0808 kt | +21.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0808 kt is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3806 kt, 21% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0808 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5366 kt, 15% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Emissions (N2O) 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 | +3071.4% | 0.0021 kt | 0.0666 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0523 kt | 0.0023 kt | 0.0852 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0907 kt | 0.0021 kt | 0.1164 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1116 kt | 0.0767 kt | 0.1625 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0875 kt | 0.0665 kt | 0.1023 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 0.0808 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 0.1625 kt in 2018.
- What is the lowest grassland — emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 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 (N2O). 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.