How does Malawi rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils?

Malawi ranks 70th out of 198 countries with data for 2050.

Where does this Malawi data come from?

The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils in Malawi

Name: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils in Malawi
Creator: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Malawi: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils was 4,230 in 2050. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2050)

4,230

World rank

70th

of 198 countries

All-time high

4,230

in 2050

All-time low

299.34

in 1962

Years of data

1961–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils in Malawi, 1961–2050

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 4,230 for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils in 2050. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils in Malawi peaked at 4,230 in 2050 and was at its lowest, 299.34, in 1962.

That places Malawi 70th out of 198 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils in Malawi, 1961 to 2050.
Year	Value	Change
1961	299.92	—
1962	299.34	-0.2%
1963	299.89	+0.2%
1964	321.9	+7.3%
1965	333.45	+3.6%
1966	339.07	+1.7%
1967	379.36	+11.9%
1968	392.21	+3.4%
1969	409.14	+4.3%
1970	424.68	+3.8%
1971	452.24	+6.5%
1972	475.44	+5.1%
1973	506.11	+6.4%
1974	508.25	+0.4%
1975	537.24	+5.7%
1976	604.02	+12.4%
1977	594.1	-1.6%
1978	640.66	+7.8%
1979	612.81	-4.3%
1980	650.29	+6.1%
1981	710.34	+9.2%
1982	723.55	+1.9%
1983	715.52	-1.1%
1984	745.41	+4.2%
1985	739.66	-0.8%
1986	775.95	+4.9%
1987	836.14	+7.8%
1988	748.17	-10.5%
1989	766.37	+2.4%
1990	858.92	+12.1%
1991	954.6	+11.1%
1992	955.16	+0.1%
1993	987.32	+3.4%
1994	700.39	-29.1%
1995	844.96	+20.6%
1996	929.93	+10.1%
1997	933.07	+0.3%
1998	974.69	+4.5%
1999	965.52	-0.9%
2000	1,042	+7.9%
2001	917.8	-11.9%
2002	1,130	+23.1%
2003	1,181	+4.5%
2004	1,257	+6.5%
2005	1,224	-2.6%
2006	1,423	+16.3%
2007	1,544	+8.5%
2008	1,702	+10.3%
2009	1,669	-2.0%
2010	1,911	+14.5%
2011	1,953	+2.2%
2012	1,907	-2.3%
2013	2,010	+5.4%
2014	2,390	+18.9%
2015	2,424	+1.4%
2016	2,265	-6.6%
2017	2,538	+12.1%
2018	2,854	+12.4%
2019	2,987	+4.7%
2030	2,553	-14.5%
2050	4,230	+65.7%

Malawi compared with similar countries

Malawi's 4,230 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4,877, 87% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Malawi's 4,230 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,872, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 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
2050	+65.7%	2,553	4,230

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	341.59	299.34	409.14	9
1970s	535.56	424.68	640.66	10
1980s	741.14	650.29	836.14	10
1990s	910.45	700.39	987.32	10
2000s	1,309	917.8	1,702	10
2010s	2,324	1,907	2,987	10
2030s	2,553	2,553	2,553	1
2050s	4,230	4,230	4,230	1

Countries ranked near Malawi

67 Ireland 4,675 compare
68 Guatemala 4,412 compare
69 Central African Republic 4,296 compare
71 Mongolia 4,167 compare
72 Guinea 4,157 compare
73 South Korea 4,094 compare

See the full ranking of 198 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils in Malawi?: Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils in Malawi was 4,230 in 2050, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 4,230 in 2050.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 299.34 in 1962.
How does Malawi rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - agricultural soils?: Malawi ranks 70th out of 198 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Malawi data come from?: The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 10,938 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).