Raw milk of sheep — Emissions intensity in Malawi

Malawi: Raw milk of sheep — Emissions intensity was 2.85 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.85 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
58th
of 77 countries
All-time high
2.86 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2022
All-time low
2.09 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1993
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Raw milk of sheep — Emissions intensity in Malawi, 1991–2023

01231991200720231991: 2.2 kg CO2eq/kg1992: 2.2 kg CO2eq/kg1993: 2.1 kg CO2eq/kg1994: 2.1 kg CO2eq/kg1995: 2.1 kg CO2eq/kg1996: 2.1 kg CO2eq/kg1997: 2.2 kg CO2eq/kg1998: 2.2 kg CO2eq/kg1999: 2.2 kg CO2eq/kg2000: 2.2 kg CO2eq/kg2001: 2.2 kg CO2eq/kg2002: 2.2 kg CO2eq/kg2003: 2.2 kg CO2eq/kg2004: 2.6 kg CO2eq/kg2005: 2.4 kg CO2eq/kg2006: 2.4 kg CO2eq/kg2007: 2.5 kg CO2eq/kg2008: 2.5 kg CO2eq/kg2009: 2.5 kg CO2eq/kg2010: 2.5 kg CO2eq/kg2011: 2.6 kg CO2eq/kg2012: 2.6 kg CO2eq/kg2013: 2.6 kg CO2eq/kg2014: 2.7 kg CO2eq/kg2015: 2.7 kg CO2eq/kg2016: 2.7 kg CO2eq/kg2017: 2.7 kg CO2eq/kg2018: 2.8 kg CO2eq/kg2019: 2.8 kg CO2eq/kg2020: 2.8 kg CO2eq/kg2021: 2.8 kg CO2eq/kg2022: 2.9 kg CO2eq/kg2023: 2.8 kg CO2eq/kg

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 2.85 kg CO2eq/kg for raw milk of sheep — emissions intensity in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of sheep — emissions intensity in Malawi peaked at 2.86 kg CO2eq/kg in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.09 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1993.

That places Malawi 58th out of 77 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Raw milk of sheep — Emissions intensity in Malawi, 1991 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1991 2.18 kg CO2eq/kg
1992 2.17 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
1993 2.09 kg CO2eq/kg -3.4%
1994 2.13 kg CO2eq/kg +1.9%
1995 2.11 kg CO2eq/kg -1.3%
1996 2.14 kg CO2eq/kg +1.6%
1997 2.16 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
1998 2.18 kg CO2eq/kg +0.8%
1999 2.18 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
2000 2.22 kg CO2eq/kg +1.7%
2001 2.23 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
2002 2.21 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
2003 2.21 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
2004 2.56 kg CO2eq/kg +16.2%
2005 2.37 kg CO2eq/kg -7.4%
2006 2.43 kg CO2eq/kg +2.4%
2007 2.46 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
2008 2.47 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
2009 2.5 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
2010 2.53 kg CO2eq/kg +1.4%
2011 2.56 kg CO2eq/kg +1.4%
2012 2.59 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
2013 2.62 kg CO2eq/kg +1.3%
2014 2.65 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
2015 2.66 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
2016 2.69 kg CO2eq/kg +0.9%
2017 2.68 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
2018 2.75 kg CO2eq/kg +2.8%
2019 2.82 kg CO2eq/kg +2.7%
2020 2.85 kg CO2eq/kg +0.9%
2021 2.85 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
2022 2.86 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
2023 2.85 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.15 kg CO2eq/kg 2.09 kg CO2eq/kg 2.18 kg CO2eq/kg 9
2000s 2.37 kg CO2eq/kg 2.21 kg CO2eq/kg 2.56 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 2.66 kg CO2eq/kg 2.53 kg CO2eq/kg 2.82 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 2.85 kg CO2eq/kg 2.85 kg CO2eq/kg 2.86 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 55 Somalia 3.25 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 56 Italy 3.07 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 57 Guinea-Bissau 2.99 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 59 Rwanda 2.71 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 60 Bahrain 2.65 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 61 Lebanon 2.63 kg CO2eq/kg compare

See the full ranking of 105 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of sheep — emissions intensity in Malawi?
Raw milk of sheep — emissions intensity in Malawi was 2.85 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw milk of sheep — emissions intensity recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 2.86 kg CO2eq/kg in 2022.
What is the lowest raw milk of sheep — emissions intensity recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 2.09 kg CO2eq/kg in 1993.
How does Malawi rank for raw milk of sheep — emissions intensity?
Malawi ranks 58th out of 77 countries with data for 2023.
Is raw milk of sheep — emissions intensity rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 Raw milk of sheep — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw milk of sheep — 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
105 places, 5,630 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.