Land-use change — Emissions in Malawi

Malawi: Land-use change — Emissions was 7,068 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
7,068 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
37th
of 216 countries
All-time high
7,069 kt
in 1990
All-time low
7,068 kt
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 7.1k kt1991: 7.1k kt1992: 7.1k kt1993: 7.1k kt1994: 7.1k kt1995: 7.1k kt1996: 7.1k kt1997: 7.1k kt1998: 7.1k kt1999: 7.1k kt2000: 7.1k kt2001: 7.1k kt2002: 7.1k kt2003: 7.1k kt2004: 7.1k kt2005: 7.1k kt2006: 7.1k kt2007: 7.1k kt2008: 7.1k kt2009: 7.1k kt2010: 7.1k kt2011: 7.1k kt2012: 7.1k kt2013: 7.1k kt2014: 7.1k kt2015: 7.1k kt2016: 7.1k kt2017: 7.1k kt2018: 7.1k kt2019: 7.1k kt2020: 7.1k kt2021: 7.1k kt2022: 7.1k kt2023: 7.1k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, land-use change — emissions in Malawi stood at 7,068 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in Malawi peaked at 7,069 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7,068 kt, in 2021.

That places Malawi 37th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,069 kt 7,069 kt 7,069 kt 10
2000s 7,069 kt 7,069 kt 7,069 kt 10
2010s 7,068 kt 7,068 kt 7,069 kt 10
2020s 7,068 kt 7,068 kt 7,068 kt 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 34 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 7,989 kt compare
  2. 34 Mayotte 30.95 kt compare
  3. 35 Benin 7,502 kt compare
  4. 36 Uganda 7,373 kt compare
  5. 37 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0 kt compare
  6. 37 Cook Islands 0 kt compare
  7. 37 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0 kt compare
  8. 37 Niue 0 kt compare
  9. 37 Tokelau 0 kt compare
  10. 38 Sudan (former) 6,640 kt compare
  11. 39 Somalia 6,299 kt compare
  12. 40 Honduras 6,262 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions in Malawi?
Land-use change — emissions in Malawi was 7,068 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 7,069 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 7,068 kt in 2021.
How does Malawi rank for land-use change — emissions?
Malawi ranks 37th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 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