Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) in Malawi
Malawi: Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) was 0.3634 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Emissions in Malawi, 1990–2024
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.
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) 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% |
| 2024 | 0.3634 kt | +5.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.3634 kt is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9089 kt, 40% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.3634 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 kt, 33% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
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 | 0.3995 kt | 0.343 kt | 0.5112 kt | 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 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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About this data
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.