Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Malawi
Malawi: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes was 0.2763 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Malawi, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2024, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Malawi stood at 0.2763 Mt CO2e.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Malawi peaked at 0.2936 Mt CO2e in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0555 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Malawi 101st out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0555 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0559 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.057 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0578 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0586 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0606 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0631 Mt CO2e | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0642 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0655 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.067 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0693 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0718 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1387 Mt CO2e | +93.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1547 Mt CO2e | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1169 Mt CO2e | -24.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1398 Mt CO2e | +19.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1545 Mt CO2e | +10.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1583 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1403 Mt CO2e | -11.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1684 Mt CO2e | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2052 Mt CO2e | +21.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1942 Mt CO2e | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2045 Mt CO2e | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1872 Mt CO2e | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1987 Mt CO2e | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1994 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2031 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1543 Mt CO2e | -24.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2111 Mt CO2e | +36.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1817 Mt CO2e | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1967 Mt CO2e | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2161 Mt CO2e | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1889 Mt CO2e | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 0.21 Mt CO2e | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1953 Mt CO2e | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2177 Mt CO2e | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2 Mt CO2e | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2145 Mt CO2e | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2251 Mt CO2e | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2077 Mt CO2e | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.251 Mt CO2e | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2394 Mt CO2e | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2595 Mt CO2e | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2434 Mt CO2e | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2522 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2545 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2748 Mt CO2e | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2523 Mt CO2e | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2683 Mt CO2e | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2627 Mt CO2e | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2712 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2628 Mt CO2e | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2936 Mt CO2e | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2683 Mt CO2e | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2763 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.2763 Mt CO2e is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3365 Mt CO2e, 82% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.2763 Mt CO2e is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2816 Mt CO2e, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +93.2% | 0.0718 Mt CO2e | 0.1387 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0605 Mt CO2e | 0.0555 Mt CO2e | 0.067 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1313 Mt CO2e | 0.0693 Mt CO2e | 0.1684 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1939 Mt CO2e | 0.1543 Mt CO2e | 0.2111 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2072 Mt CO2e | 0.1889 Mt CO2e | 0.2251 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2558 Mt CO2e | 0.2394 Mt CO2e | 0.2748 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2744 Mt CO2e | 0.2628 Mt CO2e | 0.2936 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Malawi?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Malawi was 0.2763 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2936 Mt CO2e in 2022.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0555 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes?
- Malawi ranks 101st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).