How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 2.31 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
2.31 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 12.2%
World rank
68th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.47 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.3108 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1967
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 2.31 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 2.47 metric tons per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3108 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1967.
Malawi ranks 68th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.3596 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.3447 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3108 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1968 | 0.349 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4052 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4985 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6364 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7425 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1973 | 0.735 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7454 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.753 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7944 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.7234 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7191 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6364 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6975 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5452 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6197 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7107 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6902 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6584 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7781 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1987 | 0.944 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8508 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 0.775 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7979 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6928 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7398 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.745 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6421 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5817 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6835 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6043 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4406 metric tons per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4898 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5381 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4502 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4458 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5782 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6069 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6475 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7953 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7349 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7964 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7854 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9424 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 1.43 metric tons per square kilometre | +51.6% |
| 2013 | 1.29 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.62 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2016 | 1.83 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 2.3 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2018 | 2.47 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 1.82 metric tons per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 2020 | 1.91 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 1.97 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 2.06 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 2.31 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2.31 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.158 metric tons per square kilometre, 14.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 2.31 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4382 metric tons per square kilometre, 5.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3538 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3108 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4052 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.6984 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4985 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7944 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.727 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5452 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.944 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6418 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4406 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7979 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6379 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4458 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7964 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9424 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.47 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.91 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.31 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 65 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.59 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 66 Trinidad and Tobago 2.56 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 67 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.48 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 69 Oman 2.3 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 70 Cape Verde 2.21 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 71 Ghana 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre 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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Malawi was 2.31 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 metric tons per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3108 metric tons per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Malawi rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 68th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? 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.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? 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.