Grassland organic soils — Area in Malawi
Malawi: Grassland organic soils — Area was 770.68 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Grassland organic soils — Area in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 770.68 ha for grassland organic soils — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Malawi peaked at 797.96 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 758.39 ha, in 2019.
Malawi ranks 77th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Grassland organic soils — Area in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 761.02 ha | — |
| 1991 | 761.02 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 761.02 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 761.02 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 761.02 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 764.39 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 764.39 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 765.65 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 768.18 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 774.85 ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 773.23 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 781.87 ha | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 783.49 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 780.19 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 780.61 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 780.61 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 780.61 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 782.65 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 784.34 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 786.02 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 783.98 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 784.82 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 784.82 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 790.16 ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 795.5 ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 795.5 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 795.92 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 797.96 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 795.5 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 758.39 ha | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 771.11 ha | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 771.11 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 770.68 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 770.68 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 770.68 ha | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 770.68 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.34 ha, 177.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 764.26 ha | 761.02 ha | 774.85 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 781.36 ha | 773.23 ha | 786.02 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 788.26 ha | 758.39 ha | 797.96 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 770.85 ha | 770.68 ha | 771.11 ha | 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 organic soils — area in Malawi?
- Grassland organic soils — area in Malawi was 770.68 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 797.96 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 758.39 ha in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for grassland organic soils — area?
- Malawi ranks 77th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.