Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio in Malawi
Malawi: Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio was 0.0678 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio in Malawi, 1998–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2021, irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in Malawi stood at 0.0678. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in Malawi peaked at 0.0678 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0265, in 1998.
Malawi ranks 149th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0265 | — |
| 1999 | 0.0283 | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0297 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0278 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0284 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0284 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0284 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0284 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0272 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0266 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0312 | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0343 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0356 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.037 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.039 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0423 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0458 | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0462 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0471 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.051 | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0502 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0563 | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0623 | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0678 | +8.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0678 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1088, 62% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0678 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1194, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0274 | 0.0265 | 0.0283 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.029 | 0.0266 | 0.0343 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0451 | 0.0356 | 0.0563 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0651 | 0.0623 | 0.0678 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 146 Cape Verde 0.0697 compare
- 147 Mozambique 0.069 compare
- 148 Belarus 0.0681 compare
- 150 Cameroon 0.0656 compare
- 151 Burkina Faso 0.0642 compare
- 152 Botswana 0.0636 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 irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in Malawi?
- Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in Malawi was 0.0678 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0678 in 2021.
- What is the lowest irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0265 in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio?
- Malawi ranks 149th out of 174 countries with data for 2021.
- Is irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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