CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Malawi
Malawi: CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat was 0.15 in 2018. ▲ Rising
CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Malawi, 1990–2018
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.15 for co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in 2018.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Malawi peaked at 0.18 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 154th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.02 | — |
| 1991 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.12 | +500.0% |
| 1994 | 0.14 | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.13 | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.16 | +23.1% |
| 1997 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.18 | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 0.16 | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.15 | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.14 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.15 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.13 | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.16 | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 0.17 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.18 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.17 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.15 | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.14 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.15 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.14 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.15 | +7.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.15 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3, 50% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.15 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.51, 29% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +500.0% | 0.02 | 0.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.111 | 0.02 | 0.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.155 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1444 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 151 Benin 0.17 compare
- 152 Grenada 0.16 compare
- 152 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.16 compare
- 155 Albania 0.14 compare
- 155 Costa Rica 0.14 compare
- 157 Palau 0.1 compare
- 157 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1 compare
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Malawi?
- Co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Malawi was 0.15 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.18 in 1998.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat?
- Malawi ranks 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
- Is co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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