Land-use change — Emissions in Malawi

Malawi: Land-use change — Emissions was 3.53 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.53 kt
Change on year
down 52.6%
World rank
24th
of 212 countries
All-time high
13.22 kt
in 2016
All-time low
0.2774 kt
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions in Malawi, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 6.3 kt1991: 6.3 kt1992: 6.3 kt1993: 6.3 kt1994: 6.3 kt1995: 6.3 kt1996: 5.6 kt1997: 3.6 kt1998: 4.9 kt1999: 4.9 kt2000: 0.277 kt2001: 2.9 kt2002: 3 kt2003: 7.7 kt2004: 4.3 kt2005: 9.5 kt2006: 3.3 kt2007: 4.9 kt2008: 6.5 kt2009: 3.4 kt2010: 12.6 kt2011: 7.7 kt2012: 11.7 kt2013: 8.2 kt2014: 9 kt2015: 9.4 kt2016: 13.2 kt2017: 5 kt2018: 8 kt2019: 5.5 kt2020: 6.7 kt2021: 4.7 kt2022: 7.5 kt2023: 3.5 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, land-use change — emissions in Malawi stood at 3.53 kt.

The figure is down 52.6% on the previous year and down 56.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in Malawi peaked at 13.22 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2774 kt, in 2000.

Malawi ranks 24th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 5.61 kt 3.53 kt 7.46 kt 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 21 Madagascar, Republic of 6.9 kt compare
  2. 22 Nigeria 6.51 kt compare
  3. 23 Congo, Republic of 5.52 kt compare
  4. 25 Colombia 3.37 kt compare
  5. 26 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 3.07 kt compare
  6. 27 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0 kt compare
  7. 27 Argentina 2.45 kt compare
  8. 27 Cook Islands 0 kt compare
  9. 27 Mayotte 0 kt compare
  10. 27 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0 kt compare
  11. 27 Niue 0 kt compare
  12. 27 Tokelau 0 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions in Malawi?
Land-use change — emissions in Malawi was 3.53 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 13.22 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2774 kt in 2000.
How does Malawi rank for land-use change — emissions?
Malawi ranks 24th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.8%. 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 Land-use change — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,993 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf