Savanna fires — Emissions in Malawi

Malawi: Savanna fires — Emissions was 0.3634 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.3634 kt
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
47th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.6514 kt
in 2003
All-time low
0.343 kt
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Savanna fires — Emissions in Malawi, 1990–2024

00.20.40.61990200720241990: 0.47 kt1991: 0.47 kt1992: 0.47 kt1993: 0.47 kt1994: 0.47 kt1995: 0.47 kt1996: 0.522 kt1997: 0.521 kt1998: 0.539 kt1999: 0.477 kt2000: 0.446 kt2001: 0.371 kt2002: 0.507 kt2003: 0.651 kt2004: 0.434 kt2005: 0.594 kt2006: 0.428 kt2007: 0.519 kt2008: 0.512 kt2009: 0.382 kt2010: 0.596 kt2011: 0.462 kt2012: 0.569 kt2013: 0.454 kt2014: 0.394 kt2015: 0.451 kt2016: 0.504 kt2017: 0.382 kt2018: 0.513 kt2019: 0.405 kt2020: 0.423 kt2021: 0.357 kt2022: 0.511 kt2023: 0.343 kt2024: 0.363 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, savanna fires — emissions in Malawi stood at 0.3634 kt.

That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and down 7.8% 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.

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 0.3995 kt 0.343 kt 0.5112 kt 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 44 Kazakhstan 0.4332 kt compare
  2. 45 Guinea-Bissau 0.413 kt compare
  3. 46 Honduras 0.3832 kt compare
  4. 48 Kenya 0.3622 kt compare
  5. 49 Thailand 0.3425 kt compare
  6. 50 Mongolia 0.2279 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions in Malawi?
Savanna fires — emissions in Malawi was 0.3634 kt in 2024, 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 47th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is savanna fires — emissions 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 — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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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.