GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - CO2 in Malawi

Malawi: GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - CO2 was 6,893 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
6,893
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
96th
of 203 countries
All-time high
11,306
in 2001
All-time low
6,384
in 2011
Years of data
26
1990–2015

GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - CO2 in Malawi, 1990–2015

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1990200220151990: 8.3k1991: 8.3k1992: 8.3k1993: 8.3k1994: 8.3k1995: 8.3k1996: 8.7k1997: 8.6k1998: 8.7k1999: 8.5k2000: 8.9k2001: 11.3k2002: 10.1k2003: 10.4k2004: 9.8k2005: 10.4k2006: 9.4k2007: 9.6k2008: 9.8k2009: 9.8k2010: 10.5k2011: 6.4k2012: 6.7k2013: 6.6k2014: 6.6k2015: 6.9k

Source: Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021).

Analysis

In 2015, ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - co2 in Malawi stood at 6,893.

The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - co2 in Malawi peaked at 11,306 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6,384, in 2011.

That places Malawi 96th out of 203 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,432 8,281 8,721 10
2000s 9,951 8,922 11,306 10
2010s 7,273 6,384 10,474 6

Countries ranked near Malawi

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  4. 97 Oman 6,863 compare
  5. 98 Turkmenistan 6,774 compare
  6. 99 Mali 6,587 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - co2 in Malawi?
Ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - co2 in Malawi was 6,893 in 2015, according to Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021).
What is the highest ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - co2 recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 11,306 in 2001.
What is the lowest ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - co2 recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 6,384 in 2011.
How does Malawi rank for ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - co2?
Malawi ranks 96th out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
Is ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - co2 rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021), published as part of GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - CO2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - CO2
Source
Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 5,304 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

GHG emissions from food systems disaggregated by gas are generated from EDGAR-FOOD, a global emission inventory of GHGs from the food systems. EDGAR-FOOD has been developed to aid the understanding of the activities underlying the energy demand and use, agriculture and land use change emissions associated with the production, distribution, consumption and disposal of food through the various stages and sectors of the composite global food system. These data were complemented with data from the FAOSTAT database on GHG emissions from land use related to agriculture (FAO, 2020). EDGAR-FOOD represents the first database consistently covering each stage of the food chain for all countries with yearly frequency for the period 1990-2015. Details regarding the methodology applied are available in Crippa et al. (2021).