Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in Malawi

Malawi: Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 was 0.8849 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.8849 kt
Change on year
up 99.4%
World rank
37th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.75 kt
in 2007
All-time low
0.4437 kt
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in Malawi, 1990–2024

012341990200720241990: 2.3 kt1991: 2.3 kt1992: 2.3 kt1993: 2.3 kt1994: 2.3 kt1995: 2.3 kt1996: 2.5 kt1997: 1.3 kt1998: 1.7 kt1999: 1.1 kt2000: 1.4 kt2001: 3.6 kt2002: 3 kt2003: 3.5 kt2004: 3.7 kt2005: 3.3 kt2006: 2.9 kt2007: 3.7 kt2008: 3.2 kt2009: 1.2 kt2010: 3.6 kt2011: 2.1 kt2012: 3.4 kt2013: 1.5 kt2014: 3 kt2015: 2.3 kt2016: 2.5 kt2017: 2.3 kt2018: 1.5 kt2019: 1.2 kt2020: 1.8 kt2021: 0.773 kt2022: 2.2 kt2023: 0.444 kt2024: 0.885 kt

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.8849 kt for other forest — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 99.4% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other forest — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in Malawi peaked at 3.75 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4437 kt, in 2023.

That places Malawi 37th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.02 kt 1.08 kt 2.54 kt 10
2000s 2.95 kt 1.22 kt 3.75 kt 10
2010s 2.33 kt 1.18 kt 3.6 kt 10
2020s 1.23 kt 0.4437 kt 2.2 kt 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 34 Guatemala 0.9968 kt compare
  2. 35 Peru 0.8945 kt compare
  3. 36 Honduras 0.8901 kt compare
  4. 38 Ecuador 0.7927 kt compare
  5. 39 South Sudan 0.6269 kt compare
  6. 40 Colombia 0.4881 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is other forest — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in Malawi?
Other forest — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in Malawi was 0.8849 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest other forest — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 3.75 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest other forest — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4437 kt in 2023.
How does Malawi rank for other forest — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1?
Malawi ranks 37th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
Is other forest — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. 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 Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
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