Share global food emissions in Malawi
Malawi: Share global food emissions was 0.0842 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.0842
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
113th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.0972
in 2001
All-time low
0.0711
in 1997
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Malawi, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global food emissions in Malawi is 0.0842, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Malawi peaked at 0.0972 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0711, in 1997.
That places Malawi 113th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0733 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0733 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.073 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0735 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0716 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0711 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0764 | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0711 | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0756 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0755 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.08 | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0972 | +21.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0848 | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.088 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0812 | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0855 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0808 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0845 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0875 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0877 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0946 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0749 | -20.9% |
| 2012 | 0.078 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0794 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0805 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0842 | +4.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0842 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1431, 59% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0842 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1231, 68% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0734 | 0.0711 | 0.0764 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0857 | 0.08 | 0.0972 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0819 | 0.0749 | 0.0946 | 6 |
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 share global food emissions in Malawi?
- Share global food emissions in Malawi was 0.0842 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0972 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0711 in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for share global food emissions?
- Malawi ranks 113th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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