Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Malawi
Malawi: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 7,068 kt in 2025. ▬ Flat
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Malawi, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Malawi is 7,068 kt, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Malawi peaked at 7,069 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7,068 kt, in 2021.
Malawi ranks 36th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,069 kt | — |
| 1991 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7,069 kt | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7,069 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7,068 kt | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 7,068 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7,068 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7,068 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7,068 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7,068 kt | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 7,068 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7,068 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7,068 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7,068 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7,068 kt | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 7,068 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7,068 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7,068 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7,068 kt | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 7,068 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 6,684 kt, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 7,068 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,825 kt, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,069 kt | 7,069 kt | 7,069 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,069 kt | 7,069 kt | 7,069 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,068 kt | 7,068 kt | 7,069 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,068 kt | 7,068 kt | 7,068 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Malawi?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Malawi was 7,068 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 7,069 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,068 kt in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Malawi ranks 36th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).