Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Savanna fires in Malawi

Malawi: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Savanna fires was 126.08 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
126.08
Change on year
down 23.5%
World rank
48th
of 209 countries
All-time high
205.49
in 2003
All-time low
118.82
in 2009
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Savanna fires in Malawi, 1990–2019

0501001502001990200420191990: 153.61991: 153.61992: 153.61993: 153.61994: 153.61995: 153.61996: 160.21997: 159.71998: 165.41999: 146.32000: 136.62001: 1212002: 162.92003: 205.52004: 1412005: 189.22006: 136.22007: 163.92008: 163.22009: 118.82010: 188.92011: 153.12012: 1832013: 142.92014: 128.12015: 143.32016: 159.32017: 1202018: 164.92019: 126.1

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

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - savanna fires in Malawi stood at 126.08.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - savanna fires in Malawi peaked at 205.49 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 118.82, in 2009.

Malawi ranks 48th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Savanna fires in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Savanna fires in Malawi, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 153.65 —
1991 153.65 +0.0%
1992 153.65 +0.0%
1993 153.65 +0.0%
1994 153.65 +0.0%
1995 153.65 +0.0%
1996 160.21 +4.3%
1997 159.66 -0.3%
1998 165.37 +3.6%
1999 146.33 -11.5%
2000 136.65 -6.6%
2001 120.97 -11.5%
2002 162.95 +34.7%
2003 205.49 +26.1%
2004 141.05 -31.4%
2005 189.23 +34.2%
2006 136.18 -28.0%
2007 163.94 +20.4%
2008 163.23 -0.4%
2009 118.82 -27.2%
2010 188.92 +59.0%
2011 153.09 -19.0%
2012 183.01 +19.5%
2013 142.95 -21.9%
2014 128.06 -10.4%
2015 143.25 +11.9%
2016 159.29 +11.2%
2017 119.95 -24.7%
2018 164.91 +37.5%
2019 126.08 -23.5%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 126.08 is below the median for low income countries, which is 193.72, 65% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 126.08 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 334.18, 38% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 155.35 146.33 165.37 10
2000s 153.85 118.82 205.49 10
2010s 150.95 119.95 188.92 10

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 45 Turkmenistan 151.69 compare
  2. 46 Guinea-Bissau 149.67 compare
  3. 47 India 146.68 compare
  4. 49 Thailand 124.77 compare
  5. 50 Laos 116.87 compare
  6. 51 Honduras 101.62 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - savanna fires in Malawi?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - savanna fires in Malawi was 126.08 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - savanna fires recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 205.49 in 2003.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - savanna fires recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 118.82 in 2009.
How does Malawi rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - savanna fires?
Malawi ranks 48th out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - savanna fires rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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) from CH4 (AR5) - Savanna fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Savanna fires
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
209 places, 6,119 data points, 1990–2019
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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).