Savanna fires — Emissions in Malawi
Malawi: Savanna fires — Emissions was 0.343 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Emissions in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, savanna fires — emissions in Malawi stood at 0.343 kt. 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 0.6514 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.343 kt, in 2023.
That places Malawi 51st out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Emissions in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4701 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.4701 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4701 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4701 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4701 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4701 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5224 kt | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5206 kt | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5392 kt | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4772 kt | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4456 kt | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3713 kt | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5075 kt | +36.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6514 kt | +28.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4344 kt | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5944 kt | +36.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4279 kt | -28.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5192 kt | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5123 kt | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3819 kt | -25.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5962 kt | +56.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4621 kt | -22.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5691 kt | +23.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4535 kt | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3943 kt | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4512 kt | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5037 kt | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.382 kt | -24.2% |
| 2018 | 0.513 kt | +34.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4046 kt | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4228 kt | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3571 kt | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5112 kt | +43.2% |
| 2023 | 0.343 kt | -32.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.488 kt | 0.4701 kt | 0.5392 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4846 kt | 0.3713 kt | 0.6514 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.473 kt | 0.382 kt | 0.5962 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4085 kt | 0.343 kt | 0.5112 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 48 Gabon 0.4255 kt compare
- 49 Niger 0.4027 kt compare
- 50 Papua New Guinea 0.3534 kt compare
- 52 Guinea-Bissau 0.2764 kt compare
- 53 Mauritania 0.2762 kt compare
- 54 Cuba 0.1791 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 in Malawi?
- Savanna fires — emissions in Malawi was 0.343 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 0.6514 kt in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.343 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 (N2O). 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