Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malawi

Malawi: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1,921 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,921 kt
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
126th
of 227 countries
All-time high
1,925 kt
in 2022
All-time low
492.91 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malawi, 1990–2023

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 492.9 kt1991: 513.7 kt1992: 525.7 kt1993: 503.9 kt1994: 502.7 kt1995: 514.9 kt1996: 528.9 kt1997: 533.7 kt1998: 507.3 kt1999: 523.6 kt2000: 573.5 kt2001: 591.7 kt2002: 626.4 kt2003: 655.8 kt2004: 685.2 kt2005: 717.4 kt2006: 729.1 kt2007: 754.2 kt2008: 1.1k kt2009: 1.1k kt2010: 1.1k kt2011: 1.2k kt2012: 1.2k kt2013: 1.2k kt2014: 1.3k kt2015: 1.3k kt2016: 1.5k kt2017: 1.6k kt2018: 1.6k kt2019: 1.8k kt2020: 1.8k kt2021: 1.9k kt2022: 1.9k kt2023: 1.9k kt

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 1,921 kt for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Malawi peaked at 1,925 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 492.91 kt, in 1990.

Malawi ranks 126th of 227 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Malawi, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 492.91 kt —
1991 513.66 kt +4.2%
1992 525.72 kt +2.3%
1993 503.89 kt -4.2%
1994 502.68 kt -0.2%
1995 514.92 kt +2.4%
1996 528.92 kt +2.7%
1997 533.74 kt +0.9%
1998 507.31 kt -5.0%
1999 523.58 kt +3.2%
2000 573.48 kt +9.5%
2001 591.71 kt +3.2%
2002 626.36 kt +5.9%
2003 655.78 kt +4.7%
2004 685.16 kt +4.5%
2005 717.37 kt +4.7%
2006 729.06 kt +1.6%
2007 754.22 kt +3.5%
2008 1,101 kt +46.0%
2009 1,127 kt +2.3%
2010 1,139 kt +1.1%
2011 1,172 kt +2.9%
2012 1,209 kt +3.2%
2013 1,248 kt +3.2%
2014 1,284 kt +2.9%
2015 1,330 kt +3.6%
2016 1,547 kt +16.3%
2017 1,613 kt +4.3%
2018 1,645 kt +2.0%
2019 1,762 kt +7.1%
2020 1,831 kt +3.9%
2021 1,863 kt +1.8%
2022 1,925 kt +3.3%
2023 1,921 kt -0.2%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 1,921 kt is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,552 kt, 75% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 1,921 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,047 kt, 94% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) 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
2008 +46.0% 754.22 kt 1,101 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 514.73 kt 492.91 kt 533.74 kt 10
2000s 756.07 kt 573.48 kt 1,127 kt 10
2010s 1,395 kt 1,139 kt 1,762 kt 10
2020s 1,885 kt 1,831 kt 1,925 kt 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 123 South Sudan 2,023 kt compare
  2. 124 Tajikistan 2,003 kt compare
  3. 125 Guinea 1,977 kt compare
  4. 127 Slovenia 1,816 kt compare
  5. 128 Burundi 1,777 kt compare
  6. 129 Kyrgyzstan 1,702 kt compare

See the full ranking of 282 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Malawi?
Pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Malawi was 1,921 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 1,925 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 492.91 kt in 1990.
How does Malawi rank for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq)?
Malawi ranks 126th out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. 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 Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
282 places, 9,234 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.