Waste — Emissions per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.07 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions per capita in Malawi stood at 0.07 t CO2eq/cap. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.07 t CO2eq/cap in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.05 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 193rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.058 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.062 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 193 China, Macao SAR 0.07 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 193 Mali 0.07 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 193 Marshall Islands 0.07 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 193 Micronesia 0.07 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Malawi
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 4,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 1,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 2,501 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 6.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 89.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 3,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2,819 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 366.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 10.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 13.09 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in Malawi?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Malawi was 0.07 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.07 t CO2eq/cap in 2018.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Malawi ranks 193rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.