Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malawi
Malawi: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) was 196.08 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 196.08 kt for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) 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 (co2eq) in Malawi peaked at 372.39 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 196.08 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.
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 268.74 kt | — |
| 1991 | 268.74 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 268.74 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 268.74 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 268.74 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 268.74 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 298.65 kt | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 297.62 kt | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 308.26 kt | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 272.79 kt | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 254.73 kt | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 212.25 kt | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 290.11 kt | +36.7% |
| 2003 | 372.39 kt | +28.4% |
| 2004 | 248.33 kt | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 339.81 kt | +36.8% |
| 2006 | 244.63 kt | -28.0% |
| 2007 | 296.8 kt | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 292.85 kt | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 218.32 kt | -25.5% |
| 2010 | 340.84 kt | +56.1% |
| 2011 | 264.18 kt | -22.5% |
| 2012 | 325.34 kt | +23.2% |
| 2013 | 259.26 kt | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 225.4 kt | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 257.93 kt | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 287.96 kt | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 218.37 kt | -24.2% |
| 2018 | 293.27 kt | +34.3% |
| 2019 | 231.31 kt | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 241.7 kt | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 204.13 kt | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 292.24 kt | +43.2% |
| 2023 | 196.08 kt | -32.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 278.97 kt | 268.74 kt | 308.26 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 277.02 kt | 212.25 kt | 372.39 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 270.39 kt | 218.37 kt | 340.84 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 233.54 kt | 196.08 kt | 292.24 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 48 Gabon 243.23 kt compare
- 49 Niger 230.22 kt compare
- 50 Papua New Guinea 202.03 kt compare
- 52 Guinea-Bissau 158.02 kt compare
- 53 Mauritania 157.89 kt compare
- 54 Cuba 102.38 kt compare
More climate change data for Malawi
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.09 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) in Malawi?
- Savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) in Malawi was 196.08 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 372.39 kt in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 196.08 kt in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq)?
- Malawi ranks 51st out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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