Waste — Emissions Share in Malawi
Malawi: Waste — Emissions Share was 3.96 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions Share in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Malawi is 3.96 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Malawi peaked at 6.86 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.96 %, in 2023.
Malawi ranks 132nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.73 % | 4.96 % | 6.67 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.05 % | 5.42 % | 6.86 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.44 % | 4.61 % | 5.92 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.46 % | 3.96 % | 4.75 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 129 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4.05 % compare
- 129 Republic of Moldova 4.05 % compare
- 131 Dominican Republic 3.99 % compare
- 133 Hungary 3.93 % compare
- 133 Lesotho 3.93 % compare
- 135 Romania 3.92 % 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 share in Malawi?
- Waste — emissions share in Malawi was 3.96 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.86 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.96 % in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for waste — emissions share?
- Malawi ranks 132nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. 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 Waste — Emissions Share (N2O). 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.