Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Malawi
Malawi: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate was 5.96 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Malawi, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Malawi is 5.96 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 118.1% on the previous year and up 145.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Malawi peaked at 56.12 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -33.32 % change on previous year, in 2004.
That places Malawi 76th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 11.13 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -0.3408 % change on previous year | -103.1% |
| 1998 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -1148.2% |
| 1999 | -11.51 % change on previous year | -422.3% |
| 2000 | -6.62 % change on previous year | -42.5% |
| 2001 | -16.68 % change on previous year | +152.1% |
| 2002 | 36.69 % change on previous year | -320.0% |
| 2003 | 28.36 % change on previous year | -22.7% |
| 2004 | -33.32 % change on previous year | -217.5% |
| 2005 | 36.84 % change on previous year | -210.6% |
| 2006 | -28.01 % change on previous year | -176.0% |
| 2007 | 21.31 % change on previous year | -176.1% |
| 2008 | -1.33 % change on previous year | -106.2% |
| 2009 | -25.45 % change on previous year | +1816.6% |
| 2010 | 56.12 % change on previous year | -320.5% |
| 2011 | -22.49 % change on previous year | -140.1% |
| 2012 | 23.15 % change on previous year | -202.9% |
| 2013 | -20.31 % change on previous year | -187.7% |
| 2014 | -13.07 % change on previous year | -35.6% |
| 2015 | 14.43 % change on previous year | -210.4% |
| 2016 | 11.65 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 2017 | -24.17 % change on previous year | -307.5% |
| 2018 | 34.31 % change on previous year | -242.0% |
| 2019 | -21.13 % change on previous year | -161.6% |
| 2020 | 4.49 % change on previous year | -121.3% |
| 2021 | -15.55 % change on previous year | -446.3% |
| 2022 | 43.17 % change on previous year | -377.6% |
| 2023 | -32.91 % change on previous year | -176.2% |
| 2024 | 5.96 % change on previous year | -118.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 5.96 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 17.55 % change on previous year, 34% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 5.96 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.7 % change on previous year, 56% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -1816.6% | -1.33 % change on previous year | -25.45 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3168 % change on previous year | -11.51 % change on previous year | 11.13 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.18 % change on previous year | -33.32 % change on previous year | 36.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.85 % change on previous year | -24.17 % change on previous year | 56.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 % change on previous year | -32.91 % change on previous year | 43.17 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Malawi?
- Savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Malawi was 5.96 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 56.12 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.32 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 76th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.