Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 0.34 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, land-use change — emissions per capita in Malawi stood at 0.34 t CO2eq/cap. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.77 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.34 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
That places Malawi 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.714 t CO2eq/cap | 0.66 t CO2eq/cap | 0.77 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.576 t CO2eq/cap | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.449 t CO2eq/cap | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 42 Sierra Leone 0.41 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 43 North Macedonia 0.37 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 44 Samoa 0.36 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 45 Panama 0.34 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 45 Somalia 0.34 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 48 Dominica 0.3 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 48 Guinea-Bissau 0.3 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Malawi
- 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 land-use change — emissions per capita in Malawi?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in Malawi was 0.34 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.77 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.34 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- Malawi ranks 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.