Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0123 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0123 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.0123 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 113th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0052 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0057 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0083 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0094 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0112 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0116 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0119 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0123 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0092 kt per square kilometre | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0118 kt per square kilometre | 0.0112 kt per square kilometre | 0.0123 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 110 Marshall Islands 0.0136 kt per square kilometre compare
- 111 Latvia 0.0124 kt per square kilometre compare
- 112 Kyrgyzstan 0.0123 kt per square kilometre compare
- 114 Oman 0.0122 kt per square kilometre compare
- 115 Belize 0.012 kt per square kilometre compare
- 116 Equatorial Guinea 0.012 kt per square kilometre compare
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 waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.0123 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0123 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 113th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.