Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Malawi
Malawi: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 177.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Malawi, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 177.7% for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 123.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Malawi peaked at 177.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.5%, in 1997.
Malawi ranks 22nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | -1.5% | 11.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 11.9% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 50.3% | 139.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 160.6% | 147.4% | 177.7% | 5 |
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More environment data for Malawi
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 19.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.8785 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7527 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0074 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0087 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Malawi?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Malawi was 177.7% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 177.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.5% in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Malawi ranks 22nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.