Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Malawi

Malawi: Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity was 4.26 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4.26 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
35th
of 185 countries
All-time high
6.34 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1970
All-time low
3.15 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Malawi, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Malawi stood at 4.26 kg CO2eq/kg.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Malawi peaked at 6.34 kg CO2eq/kg in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3.15 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2014.

That places Malawi 35th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Malawi, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 6.26 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 6.26 kg CO2eq/kg -0.0%
1963 6.26 kg CO2eq/kg -0.0%
1964 6.26 kg CO2eq/kg -0.0%
1965 6.26 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1966 6.26 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1967 6.26 kg CO2eq/kg -0.0%
1968 6.26 kg CO2eq/kg -0.0%
1969 6.26 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1970 6.34 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
1971 6.3 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
1972 6.27 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
1973 6.25 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
1974 6.26 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
1975 5.44 kg CO2eq/kg -13.1%
1976 4.19 kg CO2eq/kg -22.9%
1977 4.16 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
1978 3.93 kg CO2eq/kg -5.7%
1979 4.13 kg CO2eq/kg +5.1%
1980 4.09 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
1981 4.08 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
1982 4.08 kg CO2eq/kg -0.0%
1983 4.07 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
1984 4.08 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
1985 4.08 kg CO2eq/kg -0.0%
1986 4.08 kg CO2eq/kg -0.0%
1987 4.07 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
1988 4.08 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1989 4.08 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
1990 4.08 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1991 4.07 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
1992 4.14 kg CO2eq/kg +1.7%
1993 4.17 kg CO2eq/kg +0.8%
1994 4.12 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
1995 4.11 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
1996 4.11 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
1997 4.27 kg CO2eq/kg +3.9%
1998 3.95 kg CO2eq/kg -7.5%
1999 4.14 kg CO2eq/kg +4.9%
2000 4.08 kg CO2eq/kg -1.5%
2001 3.96 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
2002 4.2 kg CO2eq/kg +6.1%
2003 4.15 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
2004 4.24 kg CO2eq/kg +2.1%
2005 4.15 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
2006 4.2 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
2007 4.17 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
2008 4.16 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
2009 3.89 kg CO2eq/kg -6.4%
2010 3.9 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
2011 3.91 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
2012 3.4 kg CO2eq/kg -13.1%
2013 4.06 kg CO2eq/kg +19.6%
2014 3.15 kg CO2eq/kg -22.5%
2015 4.1 kg CO2eq/kg +30.1%
2016 3.62 kg CO2eq/kg -11.5%
2017 3.58 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
2018 4.16 kg CO2eq/kg +16.2%
2019 4.21 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
2020 4.22 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
2021 4.24 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
2022 4.24 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
2023 4.26 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.26 kg CO2eq/kg 6.26 kg CO2eq/kg 6.26 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 5.33 kg CO2eq/kg 3.93 kg CO2eq/kg 6.34 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 4.08 kg CO2eq/kg 4.07 kg CO2eq/kg 4.09 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 4.12 kg CO2eq/kg 3.95 kg CO2eq/kg 4.27 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 4.12 kg CO2eq/kg 3.89 kg CO2eq/kg 4.24 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 3.81 kg CO2eq/kg 3.15 kg CO2eq/kg 4.21 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 4.24 kg CO2eq/kg 4.22 kg CO2eq/kg 4.26 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 32 Myanmar 4.83 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 33 Zimbabwe 4.36 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 34 Guadeloupe 4.33 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 36 Namibia 4.26 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 37 Ethiopia 4.16 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 38 Samoa 4.09 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Malawi?
Raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Malawi was 4.26 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 6.34 kg CO2eq/kg in 1970.
What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 3.15 kg CO2eq/kg in 2014.
How does Malawi rank for raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity?
Malawi ranks 35th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw milk of cattle — 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
231 places, 13,132 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.