Land-use change — Emissions Share in Malawi
Malawi: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 69.67 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 69.67 % for land-use change — emissions share in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Malawi peaked at 81.57 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 69.67 %, in 2023.
Malawi ranks 24th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81.57 % | — |
| 1991 | 81.05 % | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 81.1 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 80.25 % | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 80.04 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 79.99 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 79.84 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 79.83 % | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 79.9 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 79.89 % | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 80.22 % | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 80.97 % | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 80.13 % | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 79.58 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 79.68 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 80.16 % | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 80.11 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 79.48 % | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 78.73 % | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 78.59 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 78.94 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 78.12 % | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 78.06 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.46 % | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 78.58 % | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 78.24 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 77.12 % | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 76.95 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 72.98 % | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 73.6 % | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 72 % | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 70.98 % | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 70.3 % | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 69.67 % | -0.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 69.67 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 54.44 %, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 69.67 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.12 %, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.35 % | 79.83 % | 81.57 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.77 % | 78.59 % | 80.97 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 77 % | 72.98 % | 78.94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.74 % | 69.67 % | 72 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 21 Burkina Faso 71 % compare
- 22 Sierra Leone 70.68 % compare
- 23 Bhutan 70 % compare
- 25 Peru 68.58 % compare
- 26 Solomon Islands 62.86 % compare
- 27 Guatemala 62.82 % 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 land-use change — emissions share in Malawi?
- Land-use change — emissions share in Malawi was 69.67 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 81.57 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.67 % in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- Malawi ranks 24th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 Share (CO2). 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.