Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4) in Malawi
Malawi: Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4) was 4.47 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Humid tropical forest — Emissions in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, humid tropical forest — emissions in Malawi stood at 4.47 kt.
That represents a change of up 26.5% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — emissions in Malawi peaked at 13.22 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2774 kt, in 2000.
That places Malawi 27th out of 218 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.
Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.27 kt | — |
| 1991 | 6.27 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.27 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6.27 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6.27 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6.27 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.6 kt | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 3.64 kt | -34.9% |
| 1998 | 4.87 kt | +33.7% |
| 1999 | 4.94 kt | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2774 kt | -94.4% |
| 2001 | 2.91 kt | +950.4% |
| 2002 | 3.03 kt | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 7.67 kt | +153.2% |
| 2004 | 4.34 kt | -43.4% |
| 2005 | 9.47 kt | +118.2% |
| 2006 | 3.32 kt | -64.9% |
| 2007 | 4.92 kt | +48.0% |
| 2008 | 6.54 kt | +33.0% |
| 2009 | 3.36 kt | -48.6% |
| 2010 | 12.57 kt | +274.2% |
| 2011 | 7.69 kt | -38.8% |
| 2012 | 11.66 kt | +51.6% |
| 2013 | 8.17 kt | -29.9% |
| 2014 | 9.04 kt | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 9.37 kt | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 13.22 kt | +41.2% |
| 2017 | 4.98 kt | -62.4% |
| 2018 | 7.97 kt | +60.2% |
| 2019 | 5.46 kt | -31.5% |
| 2020 | 6.73 kt | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 4.74 kt | -29.5% |
| 2022 | 7.46 kt | +57.2% |
| 2023 | 3.53 kt | -52.6% |
| 2024 | 4.47 kt | +26.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 4.47 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1489 kt, 30.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 4.47 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0412 kt, 108.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4) 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 | +950.4% | 0.2774 kt | 2.91 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.67 kt | 3.64 kt | 6.27 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.59 kt | 0.2774 kt | 9.47 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.01 kt | 4.98 kt | 13.22 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.39 kt | 3.53 kt | 7.46 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 humid tropical forest — emissions in Malawi?
- Humid tropical forest — emissions in Malawi was 4.47 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 13.22 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2774 kt in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for humid tropical forest — emissions?
- Malawi ranks 27th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. 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 Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4). 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.