Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Malawi

Malawi: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 0.5694 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.5694 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 36.6%
World rank
104th
of 192 countries
All-time high
4.46 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2002
All-time low
0.2902 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2018
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Malawi, 1961–2023

01234196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Malawi is 0.5694 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.6% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Malawi peaked at 4.46 kg CO2eq/kg in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2902 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2018.

That places Malawi 104th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Malawi, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 2.51 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 2.5 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
1963 2.51 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
1964 2.5 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
1965 2.5 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1966 2.47 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
1967 2.49 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
1968 2.47 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
1969 2.48 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1970 2.49 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
1971 2.37 kg CO2eq/kg -5.0%
1972 2.37 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
1973 2.32 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
1974 2.27 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
1975 2.22 kg CO2eq/kg -2.0%
1976 2.13 kg CO2eq/kg -4.1%
1977 1.99 kg CO2eq/kg -6.5%
1978 1.96 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
1979 1.92 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
1980 1.95 kg CO2eq/kg +1.8%
1981 1.96 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
1982 1.97 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1983 1.98 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
1984 1.99 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1985 1.98 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
1986 2.83 kg CO2eq/kg +42.5%
1987 2.84 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
1988 2.85 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1989 2.83 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
1990 2.9 kg CO2eq/kg +2.4%
1991 2.68 kg CO2eq/kg -7.4%
1992 2.7 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
1993 2.85 kg CO2eq/kg +5.6%
1994 2.82 kg CO2eq/kg -0.9%
1995 2.84 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
1996 2.83 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
1997 2.84 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
1998 2.88 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
1999 2.79 kg CO2eq/kg -3.2%
2000 2.75 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
2001 2.73 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
2002 4.46 kg CO2eq/kg +63.4%
2003 3.7 kg CO2eq/kg -17.0%
2004 2.61 kg CO2eq/kg -29.6%
2005 2.8 kg CO2eq/kg +7.4%
2006 3.89 kg CO2eq/kg +39.1%
2007 3.18 kg CO2eq/kg -18.3%
2008 2.32 kg CO2eq/kg -27.2%
2009 2.09 kg CO2eq/kg -9.5%
2010 1.91 kg CO2eq/kg -8.8%
2011 0.8453 kg CO2eq/kg -55.7%
2012 0.656 kg CO2eq/kg -22.4%
2013 0.6122 kg CO2eq/kg -6.7%
2014 0.5866 kg CO2eq/kg -4.2%
2015 0.5344 kg CO2eq/kg -8.9%
2016 0.7154 kg CO2eq/kg +33.9%
2017 0.4152 kg CO2eq/kg -42.0%
2018 0.2902 kg CO2eq/kg -30.1%
2019 0.537 kg CO2eq/kg +85.0%
2020 0.4869 kg CO2eq/kg -9.3%
2021 0.4402 kg CO2eq/kg -9.6%
2022 0.4169 kg CO2eq/kg -5.3%
2023 0.5694 kg CO2eq/kg +36.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.49 kg CO2eq/kg 2.47 kg CO2eq/kg 2.51 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 2.2 kg CO2eq/kg 1.92 kg CO2eq/kg 2.49 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 2.32 kg CO2eq/kg 1.95 kg CO2eq/kg 2.85 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 2.81 kg CO2eq/kg 2.68 kg CO2eq/kg 2.9 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 3.05 kg CO2eq/kg 2.09 kg CO2eq/kg 4.46 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.7102 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2902 kg CO2eq/kg 1.91 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.4783 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4169 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5694 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 101 Cyprus 0.5856 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 102 French Polynesia 0.5773 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 102 Tokelau 0.5773 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 105 Sweden 0.5544 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 106 Nicaragua 0.5411 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 107 Yugoslav SFR 0.5401 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Malawi?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Malawi was 0.5694 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 4.46 kg CO2eq/kg in 2002.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2902 kg CO2eq/kg in 2018.
How does Malawi rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Malawi ranks 104th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 13,757 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.