Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita in Malawi

Malawi: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita was 0 kt per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0 kt per person
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
100th
of 110 countries
All-time high
0 kt per person
in 1983
All-time low
0 kt per person
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita in Malawi, 1961–2023

0000196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0 kt per person for wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per capita in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per capita in Malawi peaked at 0 kt per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1963.

That places Malawi 100th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita in Malawi, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0 kt per person
1962 0 kt per person -2.4%
1963 0 kt per person -2.4%
1964 0 kt per person +95.2%
1965 0 kt per person +46.4%
1966 0 kt per person -2.4%
1967 0 kt per person -2.4%
1968 0 kt per person -2.4%
1969 0 kt per person -2.4%
1970 0 kt per person +160.2%
1971 0 kt per person -63.4%
1972 0 kt per person +30.0%
1973 0 kt per person -26.9%
1974 0 kt per person -2.7%
1975 0 kt per person -2.8%
1976 0 kt per person +61.9%
1977 0 kt per person -61.2%
1978 0 kt per person -3.4%
1979 0 kt per person +92.7%
1980 0 kt per person -3.8%
1981 0 kt per person +92.3%
1982 0 kt per person -3.9%
1983 0 kt per person +176.4%
1984 0 kt per person -12.2%
1985 0 kt per person -45.0%
1986 0 kt per person +28.5%
1987 0 kt per person +60.9%
1988 0 kt per person -1.7%
1989 0 kt per person -18.2%
1990 0 kt per person -7.9%
1991 0 kt per person -32.5%
1992 0 kt per person -2.9%
1993 0 kt per person +4.7%
1994 0 kt per person -40.5%
1995 0 kt per person +150.4%
1996 0 kt per person +13.7%
1997 0 kt per person -15.5%
1998 0 kt per person +5.7%
1999 0 kt per person -16.8%
2000 0 kt per person +6.1%
2001 0 kt per person +5.4%
2002 0 kt per person +4.8%
2003 0 kt per person -26.0%
2004 0 kt per person +6.3%
2005 0 kt per person -14.8%
2006 0 kt per person -16.6%
2007 0 kt per person +18.8%
2008 0 kt per person -29.4%
2009 0 kt per person +15.3%
2010 0 kt per person -13.1%
2011 0 kt per person -25.7%
2012 0 kt per person +4.6%
2013 0 kt per person -2.8%
2014 0 kt per person -30.5%
2015 0 kt per person -2.7%
2016 0 kt per person -22.2%
2017 0 kt per person -14.8%
2018 0 kt per person -16.5%
2019 0 kt per person +29.8%
2020 0 kt per person -27.0%
2021 0 kt per person +78.6%
2022 0 kt per person -2.5%
2023 0 kt per person -2.5%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 0 kt per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 10% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 0 kt per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per person, 10% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1983 +176.4% 0 kt per person 0 kt per person
1970 +160.2% 0 kt per person 0 kt per person
1995 +150.4% 0 kt per person 0 kt per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 9
1970s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
1980s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
1990s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2000s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2010s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2020s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 97 Nigeria 0 kt per person compare
  2. 98 Niger 0 kt per person compare
  3. 99 Colombia 0 kt per person compare
  4. 101 Madagascar 0 kt per person compare
  5. 102 Chad 0 kt per person compare
  6. 103 Thailand 0 kt per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per capita in Malawi?
Wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per capita in Malawi was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per capita recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1983.
What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per capita recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1963.
How does Malawi rank for wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per capita?
Malawi ranks 100th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is wheat — burning crop residues (emissions ch4), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) ÷ Population, total

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About this data

Indicator
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
112 places, 6,134 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.