Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on in Malawi

Malawi: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on was 0.0434 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0434 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
36th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.0434 units per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0106 units per square kilometre
in 1994
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on in Malawi, 1990–2019

0.010.020.030.041990200420191990: 0.012 units per square kilometre1991: 0.013 units per square kilometre1992: 0.013 units per square kilometre1993: 0.014 units per square kilometre1994: 0.011 units per square kilometre1995: 0.012 units per square kilometre1996: 0.013 units per square kilometre1997: 0.013 units per square kilometre1998: 0.013 units per square kilometre1999: 0.013 units per square kilometre2000: 0.013 units per square kilometre2001: 0.012 units per square kilometre2002: 0.015 units per square kilometre2003: 0.017 units per square kilometre2004: 0.016 units per square kilometre2005: 0.018 units per square kilometre2006: 0.018 units per square kilometre2007: 0.02 units per square kilometre2008: 0.023 units per square kilometre2009: 0.022 units per square kilometre2010: 0.027 units per square kilometre2011: 0.027 units per square kilometre2012: 0.028 units per square kilometre2013: 0.028 units per square kilometre2014: 0.032 units per square kilometre2015: 0.033 units per square kilometre2016: 0.033 units per square kilometre2017: 0.034 units per square kilometre2018: 0.042 units per square kilometre2019: 0.043 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.0434 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - emissions on in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 100.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - emissions on in Malawi peaked at 0.0434 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0106 units per square kilometre, in 1994.

That places Malawi 36th out of 208 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0123 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0134 units per square kilometre +8.5%
1992 0.0134 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1993 0.0137 units per square kilometre +2.0%
1994 0.0106 units per square kilometre -22.5%
1995 0.0123 units per square kilometre +15.7%
1996 0.0125 units per square kilometre +2.1%
1997 0.0125 units per square kilometre -0.0%
1998 0.0131 units per square kilometre +4.9%
1999 0.0129 units per square kilometre -1.8%
2000 0.0133 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2001 0.0124 units per square kilometre -6.9%
2002 0.0151 units per square kilometre +22.0%
2003 0.017 units per square kilometre +12.6%
2004 0.0164 units per square kilometre -3.1%
2005 0.0177 units per square kilometre +7.7%
2006 0.0182 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2007 0.0203 units per square kilometre +11.4%
2008 0.0229 units per square kilometre +12.6%
2009 0.0217 units per square kilometre -5.1%
2010 0.0271 units per square kilometre +25.1%
2011 0.0267 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2012 0.0275 units per square kilometre +3.2%
2013 0.0279 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2014 0.0321 units per square kilometre +14.9%
2015 0.0331 units per square kilometre +3.2%
2016 0.0326 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2017 0.0342 units per square kilometre +4.7%
2018 0.0417 units per square kilometre +21.9%
2019 0.0434 units per square kilometre +4.1%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 0.0434 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0144 units per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 0.0434 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0165 units per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0127 units per square kilometre 0.0106 units per square kilometre 0.0137 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0175 units per square kilometre 0.0124 units per square kilometre 0.0229 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0326 units per square kilometre 0.0267 units per square kilometre 0.0434 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 33 Czechia 0.0455 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 34 Lithuania 0.0454 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 35 Israel 0.0449 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 37 Indonesia 0.0423 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 38 El Salvador 0.0417 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 39 Nepal 0.0415 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - emissions on in Malawi?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - emissions on in Malawi was 0.0434 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - emissions on recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.0434 units per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - emissions on recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0106 units per square kilometre in 1994.
How does Malawi rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - emissions on?
Malawi ranks 36th out of 208 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - emissions on rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 6,088 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.