CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Malawi
Malawi: CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total was 1,060 thousand metric tons in 2009. ▲ Rising
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Malawi, 1964–2009
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in thousand metric tons.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1,060 thousand metric tons for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in 2009.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Malawi peaked at 1,155 thousand metric tons in 2008 and was at its lowest, 330.03 thousand metric tons, in 1964.
Malawi ranks 35th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 374.03 thousand metric tons | 330.03 thousand metric tons | 429.04 thousand metric tons | 6 |
| 1970s | 573.52 thousand metric tons | 454.71 thousand metric tons | 671.06 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 580.85 thousand metric tons | 542.72 thousand metric tons | 711.4 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 736.7 thousand metric tons | 612.39 thousand metric tons | 997.42 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 966.62 thousand metric tons | 883.75 thousand metric tons | 1,155 thousand metric tons | 10 |
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More environment data for Malawi
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.67 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 157.29 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.62 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 30.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,850 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.6 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 282.19 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 65.23 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,000 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Malawi?
- Co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Malawi was 1,060 thousand metric tons in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1,155 thousand metric tons in 2008.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 330.03 thousand metric tons in 1964.
- How does Malawi rank for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total?
- Malawi ranks 35th out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
- Is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 fossil-fuels, total (thousand metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fossil fuel is any hydrocarbon deposit that can be burned for heat or power, such as petroleum, coal, and natural gas. This is the sum total of all fossil fuel emissions (solid fuel consumption, liquid fuel consumption, gas fuel consumption, cement production and gas flaring). 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.