Municipal water withdrawal in Malawi
Malawi: Municipal water withdrawal was 143.10 million billion m³ per year in 2005. ▲ Rising
Municipal water withdrawal in Malawi, 1985–2005
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion m³ per year.
Analysis
In 2005, municipal water withdrawal in Malawi stood at 143.10 million billion m³ per year. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Malawi peaked at 143.10 million billion m³ per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 54.00 million billion m³ per year, in 1985.
That places Malawi 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.00 million billion m³ per year | 54.00 million billion m³ per year | 54.00 million billion m³ per year | 1 |
| 1990s | 85.90 million billion m³ per year | 76.80 million billion m³ per year | 95.00 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2000s | 131.35 million billion m³ per year | 119.60 million billion m³ per year | 143.10 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
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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 municipal water withdrawal in Malawi?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Malawi was 143.10 million billion m³ per year in 2005, according to FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 143.10 million billion m³ per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.00 million billion m³ per year in 1985.
- How does Malawi rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Malawi ranks 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2005.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total water withdrawal for municipal (domestic) purposes, measured in cubic metres (m³) per year. Municipal water is the annual quantity of water withdrawn primarily for the direct use by the population.