LULUCF — Emissions in Malawi

Malawi: LULUCF — Emissions was 0.3631 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.3631 kt
Change on year
down 58.8%
World rank
41st
of 254 countries
All-time high
1.48 kt
in 2010
All-time low
0.0488 kt
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

LULUCF — Emissions in Malawi, 1990–2023

00.511.51990200620231990: 0.721 kt1991: 0.721 kt1992: 0.721 kt1993: 0.721 kt1994: 0.721 kt1995: 0.721 kt1996: 0.239 kt1997: 0.146 kt1998: 0.192 kt1999: 0.177 kt2000: 0.049 kt2001: 0.597 kt2002: 0.554 kt2003: 1 kt2004: 0.732 kt2005: 1.2 kt2006: 0.565 kt2007: 0.791 kt2008: 0.887 kt2009: 0.419 kt2010: 1.5 kt2011: 0.892 kt2012: 1.4 kt2013: 0.886 kt2014: 1.1 kt2015: 1.1 kt2016: 1.4 kt2017: 0.667 kt2018: 0.866 kt2019: 0.606 kt2020: 0.783 kt2021: 0.503 kt2022: 0.881 kt2023: 0.363 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, lulucf — emissions in Malawi stood at 0.3631 kt.

That represents a change of down 58.8% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions in Malawi peaked at 1.48 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0488 kt, in 2000.

Malawi ranks 41st of 254 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

LULUCF — Emissions in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) in Malawi, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.7212 kt —
1991 0.7212 kt +0.0%
1992 0.7212 kt +0.0%
1993 0.7212 kt +0.0%
1994 0.7212 kt +0.0%
1995 0.7212 kt +0.0%
1996 0.2395 kt -66.8%
1997 0.1459 kt -39.1%
1998 0.1922 kt +31.7%
1999 0.1772 kt -7.8%
2000 0.0488 kt -72.5%
2001 0.5972 kt +1123.8%
2002 0.5538 kt -7.3%
2003 1.02 kt +84.6%
2004 0.7317 kt -28.4%
2005 1.16 kt +58.9%
2006 0.5649 kt -51.4%
2007 0.7912 kt +40.1%
2008 0.8874 kt +12.2%
2009 0.4186 kt -52.8%
2010 1.48 kt +252.8%
2011 0.8918 kt -39.6%
2012 1.38 kt +54.3%
2013 0.8862 kt -35.6%
2014 1.09 kt +23.5%
2015 1.06 kt -3.0%
2016 1.43 kt +35.1%
2017 0.6673 kt -53.5%
2018 0.8659 kt +29.8%
2019 0.6058 kt -30.0%
2020 0.783 kt +29.3%
2021 0.5035 kt -35.7%
2022 0.8815 kt +75.1%
2023 0.3631 kt -58.8%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 0.3631 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0116 kt, 31.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 0.3631 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0274 kt, 13.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where LULUCF — Emissions in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +1123.8% 0.0488 kt 0.5972 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5082 kt 0.1459 kt 0.7212 kt 10
2000s 0.6779 kt 0.0488 kt 1.16 kt 10
2010s 1.04 kt 0.6058 kt 1.48 kt 10
2020s 0.6328 kt 0.3631 kt 0.8815 kt 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 38 Nigeria 0.5954 kt compare
  2. 39 Congo 0.5043 kt compare
  3. 40 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.3782 kt compare
  4. 42 Argentina 0.3589 kt compare
  5. 43 Caribbean 0.3314 kt compare
  6. 44 Colombia 0.3255 kt compare

See the full ranking of 288 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lulucf — emissions in Malawi?
Lulucf — emissions in Malawi was 0.3631 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest lulucf — emissions recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 1.48 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest lulucf — emissions recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0488 kt in 2000.
How does Malawi rank for lulucf — emissions?
Malawi ranks 41st out of 254 countries with data for 2023.
Is lulucf — emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of LULUCF — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
LULUCF — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
288 places, 9,567 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