IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Malawi
Malawi: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land was 1.76 t CO2eq/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/ha.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.76 t CO2eq/ha for ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year and up 97.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in Malawi peaked at 1.76 t CO2eq/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.48 t CO2eq/ha, in 1994.
That places Malawi 83rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Malawi, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.53 t CO2eq/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.53 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.54 t CO2eq/ha | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.55 t CO2eq/ha | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.48 t CO2eq/ha | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5 t CO2eq/ha | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.52 t CO2eq/ha | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.51 t CO2eq/ha | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.53 t CO2eq/ha | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.51 t CO2eq/ha | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.53 t CO2eq/ha | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.49 t CO2eq/ha | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.55 t CO2eq/ha | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 0.57 t CO2eq/ha | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.56 t CO2eq/ha | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.56 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.58 t CO2eq/ha | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.64 t CO2eq/ha | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7 t CO2eq/ha | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.69 t CO2eq/ha | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8 t CO2eq/ha | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 0.83 t CO2eq/ha | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.86 t CO2eq/ha | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.89 t CO2eq/ha | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.96 t CO2eq/ha | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 1.01 t CO2eq/ha | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.07 t CO2eq/ha | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.25 t CO2eq/ha | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 1.42 t CO2eq/ha | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 1.48 t CO2eq/ha | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.48 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5 t CO2eq/ha | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.76 t CO2eq/ha | +17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.52 t CO2eq/ha | 0.48 t CO2eq/ha | 0.55 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.587 t CO2eq/ha | 0.49 t CO2eq/ha | 0.7 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 t CO2eq/ha | 0.8 t CO2eq/ha | 1.42 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 t CO2eq/ha | 1.48 t CO2eq/ha | 1.76 t CO2eq/ha | 4 |
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- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.09 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in Malawi?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in Malawi was 1.76 t CO2eq/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 t CO2eq/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.48 t CO2eq/ha in 1994.
- How does Malawi rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land?
- Malawi ranks 83rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.8%. 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 IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.