Savanna fires — Emissions in Malawi

Malawi: Savanna fires — Emissions was 3.76 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
3.76 kt
Change on year
down 32.9%
World rank
51st
of 221 countries
All-time high
7.13 kt
in 2003
All-time low
3.76 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Savanna fires — Emissions in Malawi, 1990–2023

024681990200620231990: 5.1 kt1991: 5.1 kt1992: 5.1 kt1993: 5.1 kt1994: 5.1 kt1995: 5.1 kt1996: 5.7 kt1997: 5.7 kt1998: 5.9 kt1999: 5.2 kt2000: 4.9 kt2001: 4.1 kt2002: 5.6 kt2003: 7.1 kt2004: 4.8 kt2005: 6.5 kt2006: 4.7 kt2007: 5.7 kt2008: 5.6 kt2009: 4.2 kt2010: 6.5 kt2011: 5.1 kt2012: 6.2 kt2013: 5 kt2014: 4.3 kt2015: 4.9 kt2016: 5.5 kt2017: 4.2 kt2018: 5.6 kt2019: 4.4 kt2020: 4.6 kt2021: 3.9 kt2022: 5.6 kt2023: 3.8 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for savanna fires — emissions in Malawi is 3.76 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 32.9% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Malawi peaked at 7.13 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.76 kt, in 2023.

Malawi ranks 51st of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.34 kt 5.15 kt 5.91 kt 10
2000s 5.31 kt 4.07 kt 7.13 kt 10
2010s 5.18 kt 4.18 kt 6.53 kt 10
2020s 4.47 kt 3.76 kt 5.6 kt 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 48 Gabon 4.66 kt compare
  2. 49 Niger 4.41 kt compare
  3. 50 Papua New Guinea 3.87 kt compare
  4. 52 Guinea-Bissau 3.03 kt compare
  5. 53 Mauritania 3.02 kt compare
  6. 54 Cuba 1.96 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions in Malawi?
Savanna fires — emissions in Malawi was 3.76 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 7.13 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 3.76 kt in 2023.
How does Malawi rank for savanna fires — emissions?
Malawi ranks 51st out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. 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 — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf