CO2 emissions from cement production in Malawi

Malawi: CO2 emissions from cement production was 121.01 thousand metric tons in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
121.01 thousand metric tons
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 51 countries
All-time high
121.01 thousand metric tons
in 2008
All-time low
14.67 thousand metric tons
in 1964
Years of data
46
1964–2009

CO2 emissions from cement production in Malawi, 1964–2009

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in thousand metric tons.

Analysis

In 2009, co2 emissions from cement production in Malawi stood at 121.01 thousand metric tons. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, co2 emissions from cement production in Malawi peaked at 121.01 thousand metric tons in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.67 thousand metric tons, in 1964.

Malawi ranks 25th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 23.22 thousand metric tons 14.67 thousand metric tons 36.67 thousand metric tons 6
1970s 43.64 thousand metric tons 33 thousand metric tons 51.34 thousand metric tons 10
1980s 35.57 thousand metric tons 25.67 thousand metric tons 44 thousand metric tons 10
1990s 64.54 thousand metric tons 44 thousand metric tons 91.67 thousand metric tons 10
2000s 87.64 thousand metric tons 55.01 thousand metric tons 121.01 thousand metric tons 10

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 22 Congo 220.02 thousand metric tons compare
  2. 23 Zimbabwe 150.35 thousand metric tons compare
  3. 24 Sierra Leone 124.68 thousand metric tons compare
  4. 25 Madagascar 121.01 thousand metric tons compare
  5. 27 Gabon 113.68 thousand metric tons compare
  6. 28 Rwanda 51.34 thousand metric tons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is co2 emissions from cement production in Malawi?
Co2 emissions from cement production in Malawi was 121.01 thousand metric tons in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest co2 emissions from cement production recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 121.01 thousand metric tons in 2008.
What is the lowest co2 emissions from cement production recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 14.67 thousand metric tons in 1964.
How does Malawi rank for co2 emissions from cement production?
Malawi ranks 25th out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
Is co2 emissions from cement production rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of CO2 emissions from cement production (thousand metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
CO2 emissions from cement production (thousand metric tons)
Unit
thousand metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
57 places, 2,733 data points, 1960–2009
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide emissions from cement production refer mainly to emissions during cement production. Cement production is a multi-step process and CO2 is actually released from klinker production during the cement production process. The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division’s World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Bureau of Mine’s Cement Manufacturing Data Set). Carbon dioxide emissions, often calculated and reported as elemental carbon, were converted to actual carbon dioxide mass by multiplying them by 3.664 (the ratio of the mass of carbon to that of carbon dioxide). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average file chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values. Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning he fuels among benefitting countries. The ratio of carbon dioxide per unit of energy shows carbon intensity, which is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of using one unit of energy in the process of production.