Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Malawi
Malawi: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 1.73 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burning crop residues in Malawi is 1.73 million t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Malawi peaked at 3.10 million t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.63 million t, in 2023.
Malawi ranks 47th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Malawi, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.24 million t | — |
| 1991 | 2.24 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.24 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.24 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.24 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.24 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.49 million t | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 2.48 million t | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 2.57 million t | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 2.27 million t | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 2.12 million t | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 1.77 million t | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 2.42 million t | +36.7% |
| 2003 | 3.10 million t | +28.4% |
| 2004 | 2.07 million t | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 2.83 million t | +36.8% |
| 2006 | 2.04 million t | -28.0% |
| 2007 | 2.47 million t | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 2.44 million t | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.82 million t | -25.5% |
| 2010 | 2.84 million t | +56.1% |
| 2011 | 2.20 million t | -22.5% |
| 2012 | 2.71 million t | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 2.16 million t | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 1.88 million t | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 2.15 million t | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 2.40 million t | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 1.82 million t | -24.2% |
| 2018 | 2.44 million t | +34.3% |
| 2019 | 1.93 million t | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 2.01 million t | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.70 million t | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 2.43 million t | +43.2% |
| 2023 | 1.63 million t | -32.9% |
| 2024 | 1.73 million t | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.32 million t | 2.24 million t | 2.57 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.31 million t | 1.77 million t | 3.10 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 million t | 1.82 million t | 2.84 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.90 million t | 1.63 million t | 2.43 million t | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Malawi?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Malawi was 1.73 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.10 million t in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 million t in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Malawi ranks 47th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.