Is rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Malawi

Name: Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Malawi
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Malawi: Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita was 0.0021 t per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0021 t per person

Change on year

up 1.7%

World rank

52nd

of 120 countries

All-time high

0.0047 t per person

in 1972

All-time low

0.0006 t per person

in 1963

Years of data

1961–2023

Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Malawi, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Malawi is 0.0021 t per person, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0047 t per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 t per person, in 1963.

Malawi ranks 52nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Malawi, 1961 to 2023.
Year	t per person	Change
1961	0.0019 t per person	—
1962	0.0009 t per person	-55.3%
1963	0.0006 t per person	-27.6%
1964	0.0007 t per person	+6.5%
1965	0.0008 t per person	+20.6%
1966	0.0021 t per person	+165.1%
1967	0.002 t per person	-5.4%
1968	0.0014 t per person	-32.1%
1969	0.0019 t per person	+41.9%
1970	0.0023 t per person	+19.5%
1971	0.0037 t per person	+59.2%
1972	0.0047 t per person	+27.9%
1973	0.0044 t per person	-7.2%
1974	0.0045 t per person	+2.2%
1975	0.0042 t per person	-7.4%
1976	0.0045 t per person	+9.3%
1977	0.0044 t per person	-3.1%
1978	0.0044 t per person	+0.9%
1979	0.0041 t per person	-7.7%
1980	0.0037 t per person	-10.2%
1981	0.0019 t per person	-47.7%
1982	0.0018 t per person	-5.3%
1983	0.0016 t per person	-13.2%
1984	0.0016 t per person	+3.8%
1985	0.0015 t per person	-8.6%
1986	0.0016 t per person	+6.0%
1987	0.0013 t per person	-20.5%
1988	0.0014 t per person	+12.5%
1989	0.0015 t per person	+7.7%
1990	0.0017 t per person	+9.2%
1991	0.0018 t per person	+9.7%
1992	0.001 t per person	-46.1%
1993	0.0021 t per person	+109.8%
1994	0.0015 t per person	-29.5%
1995	0.0018 t per person	+23.2%
1996	0.0022 t per person	+21.3%
1997	0.0021 t per person	-4.0%
1998	0.0021 t per person	+1.5%
1999	0.0023 t per person	+6.9%
2000	0.0021 t per person	-7.2%
2001	0.0024 t per person	+12.5%
2002	0.0026 t per person	+9.0%
2003	0.0025 t per person	-5.3%
2004	0.0019 t per person	-23.7%
2005	0.0021 t per person	+12.1%
2006	0.0022 t per person	+3.3%
2007	0.0024 t per person	+8.5%
2008	0.0025 t per person	+5.6%
2009	0.0024 t per person	-1.6%
2010	0.0022 t per person	-10.3%
2011	0.0022 t per person	+1.2%
2012	0.0021 t per person	-5.1%
2013	0.0022 t per person	+5.5%
2014	0.0022 t per person	+0.4%
2015	0.0021 t per person	-5.1%
2016	0.0017 t per person	-20.6%
2017	0.002 t per person	+17.6%
2018	0.0019 t per person	-4.0%
2019	0.002 t per person	+7.4%
2020	0.002 t per person	+0.4%
2021	0.0021 t per person	+1.8%
2022	0.002 t per person	-2.8%
2023	0.0021 t per person	+1.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0014 t per person	0.0006 t per person	0.0021 t per person	9
1970s	0.0041 t per person	0.0023 t per person	0.0047 t per person	10
1980s	0.0018 t per person	0.0013 t per person	0.0037 t per person	10
1990s	0.0019 t per person	0.001 t per person	0.0023 t per person	10
2000s	0.0023 t per person	0.0019 t per person	0.0026 t per person	10
2010s	0.0021 t per person	0.0017 t per person	0.0022 t per person	10
2020s	0.0021 t per person	0.002 t per person	0.0021 t per person	4

Countries ranked near Malawi

49 Uganda 0.0023 t per person compare
50 Cuba 0.0022 t per person compare
51 Argentina 0.0021 t per person compare
53 Italy 0.002 t per person compare
54 Afghanistan 0.0017 t per person compare
55 Costa Rica 0.0016 t per person compare

See the full ranking of 122 places →

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)

All data for Malawi →

Frequently asked questions

What is rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Malawi?: Rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Malawi was 0.0021 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 0.0047 t per person in 1972.
What is the lowest rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 t per person in 1963.
How does Malawi rank for rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita?: Malawi ranks 52nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Population, total

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Rice — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita
Unit: t per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 10 September 2026

Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.