Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Malawi
Malawi: Waste — Emissions (N2O) was 0.985 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Waste — Emissions in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.985 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Malawi peaked at 0.985 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.146 kt, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 82nd of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.146 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0.152 kt | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.159 kt | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.167 kt | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.176 kt | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 0.184 kt | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.193 kt | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.201 kt | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.208 kt | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.197 kt | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.211 kt | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 0.211 kt | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.221 kt | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.224 kt | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.228 kt | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.233 kt | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.237 kt | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.245 kt | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.243 kt | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.246 kt | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.253 kt | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.264 kt | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.259 kt | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.255 kt | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.267 kt | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.272 kt | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.285 kt | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.297 kt | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.302 kt | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.303 kt | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.303 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.306 kt | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.312 kt | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.319 kt | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.322 kt | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.336 kt | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.35 kt | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.367 kt | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.385 kt | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.402 kt | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.413 kt | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.425 kt | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.436 kt | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.448 kt | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.469 kt | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.495 kt | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.524 kt | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.543 kt | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.586 kt | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.626 kt | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.678 kt | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.701 kt | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.711 kt | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.725 kt | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.748 kt | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.784 kt | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.819 kt | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.852 kt | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.876 kt | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.901 kt | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.927 kt | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.955 kt | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.985 kt | +3.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.985 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.81 kt, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.985 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.567 kt, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1762 kt | 0.146 kt | 0.208 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.225 kt | 0.197 kt | 0.245 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.27 kt | 0.246 kt | 0.302 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3303 kt | 0.303 kt | 0.385 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4741 kt | 0.402 kt | 0.586 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.752 kt | 0.626 kt | 0.876 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.942 kt | 0.901 kt | 0.985 kt | 4 |
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 waste — emissions in Malawi?
- Waste — emissions in Malawi was 0.985 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.985 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.146 kt in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for waste — emissions?
- Malawi ranks 82nd out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — 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