Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in Malawi
Malawi: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) was 1.21 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.21 kt for industrial wastewater — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Malawi peaked at 1.42 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3281 kt, in 1993.
Malawi ranks 116th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3737 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.3936 kt | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.415 kt | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3281 kt | -20.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3974 kt | +21.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7476 kt | +88.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7366 kt | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.576 kt | -21.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5884 kt | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6432 kt | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6181 kt | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.635 kt | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8716 kt | +37.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6935 kt | -20.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6819 kt | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7367 kt | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7634 kt | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8176 kt | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 1.14 kt | +39.3% |
| 2009 | 1.14 kt | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9347 kt | -18.3% |
| 2011 | 1.27 kt | +35.4% |
| 2012 | 1.42 kt | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 1.29 kt | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 1.25 kt | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7995 kt | -36.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7947 kt | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9284 kt | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 1.17 kt | +25.7% |
| 2019 | 1.17 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.17 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.21 kt | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.21 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.21 kt | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.21 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4974 kt, 2.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.21 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4885 kt, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial Wastewater — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +88.1% | 0.3974 kt | 0.7476 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.52 kt | 0.3281 kt | 0.7476 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8101 kt | 0.6181 kt | 1.14 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 kt | 0.7947 kt | 1.42 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 kt | 1.17 kt | 1.21 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 113 Côte d'Ivoire 1.27 kt compare
- 114 Lebanon 1.25 kt compare
- 115 Angola 1.21 kt compare
- 117 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.19 kt compare
- 118 Costa Rica 1.18 kt compare
- 119 Cameroon 1.18 kt compare
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 industrial wastewater — emissions in Malawi?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions in Malawi was 1.21 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 kt in 2012.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3281 kt in 1993.
- How does Malawi rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- Malawi ranks 116th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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 Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.