Land-use change — Emissions Share in Malawi

Malawi: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 69.67 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
69.67 %
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
22nd
of 209 countries
All-time high
81.57 %
in 1990
All-time low
69.67 %
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0204060801990200620231990: 81.6 %1991: 81 %1992: 81.1 %1993: 80.2 %1994: 80 %1995: 80 %1996: 79.8 %1997: 79.8 %1998: 79.9 %1999: 79.9 %2000: 80.2 %2001: 81 %2002: 80.1 %2003: 79.6 %2004: 79.7 %2005: 80.2 %2006: 80.1 %2007: 79.5 %2008: 78.7 %2009: 78.6 %2010: 78.9 %2011: 78.1 %2012: 78.1 %2013: 77.5 %2014: 78.6 %2015: 78.2 %2016: 77.1 %2017: 77 %2018: 73 %2019: 73.6 %2020: 72 %2021: 71 %2022: 70.3 %2023: 69.7 %

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 22nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  1. 19 Burkina Faso 71 % compare
  2. 20 Sierra Leone 70.68 % compare
  3. 21 Bhutan 70 % compare
  4. 23 Peru 68.58 % compare
  5. 24 Solomon Islands 62.86 % compare
  6. 25 Guatemala 62.82 % compare

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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 22nd out of 209 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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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.