Land-use change — Emissions in Malawi

Malawi: Land-use change — Emissions was 0.3226 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.3226 kt
Change on year
down 52.6%
World rank
23rd
of 218 countries
All-time high
1.21 kt
in 2016
All-time low
0.0082 kt
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

00.250.50.7511.21990200620231990: 0.532 kt1991: 0.532 kt1992: 0.532 kt1993: 0.532 kt1994: 0.532 kt1995: 0.532 kt1996: 0.165 kt1997: 0.107 kt1998: 0.143 kt1999: 0.145 kt2000: 0.008 kt2001: 0.266 kt2002: 0.277 kt2003: 0.701 kt2004: 0.396 kt2005: 0.865 kt2006: 0.303 kt2007: 0.449 kt2008: 0.597 kt2009: 0.307 kt2010: 1.1 kt2011: 0.702 kt2012: 1.1 kt2013: 0.746 kt2014: 0.826 kt2015: 0.855 kt2016: 1.2 kt2017: 0.454 kt2018: 0.728 kt2019: 0.498 kt2020: 0.614 kt2021: 0.433 kt2022: 0.681 kt2023: 0.323 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, land-use change — emissions in Malawi stood at 0.3226 kt.

That represents a change of 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 1.21 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0082 kt, in 2000.

Malawi ranks 23rd of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.375 kt 0.1072 kt 0.5316 kt 10
2000s 0.4169 kt 0.0082 kt 0.8646 kt 10
2010s 0.8229 kt 0.4543 kt 1.21 kt 10
2020s 0.5126 kt 0.3226 kt 0.6807 kt 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 20 Madagascar 0.6304 kt compare
  2. 21 Nigeria 0.5945 kt compare
  3. 22 Congo 0.5043 kt compare
  4. 24 Colombia 0.3079 kt compare
  5. 25 Ethiopia 0.2802 kt compare
  6. 26 Argentina 0.2237 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions in Malawi?
Land-use change — emissions in Malawi was 0.3226 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 1.21 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0082 kt in 2000.
How does Malawi rank for land-use change — emissions?
Malawi ranks 23rd out of 218 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 volatile.
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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (N2O)
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