Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Malawi
Malawi: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste was 0.2495 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 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
Malawi recorded 0.2495 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Malawi peaked at 0.2495 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0521 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Malawi ranks 69th of 203 countries on this measure, 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 Waste in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0521 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0559 Mt CO2e | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.056 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0585 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0595 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0605 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0616 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0629 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0651 Mt CO2e | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0643 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0653 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0671 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0699 Mt CO2e | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0686 Mt CO2e | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0676 Mt CO2e | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0707 Mt CO2e | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0722 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0754 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0787 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0799 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0803 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0803 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0812 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0827 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0846 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0854 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0889 Mt CO2e | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0927 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0972 Mt CO2e | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1019 Mt CO2e | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1066 Mt CO2e | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1103 Mt CO2e | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1133 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.116 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1196 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1248 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1321 Mt CO2e | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1398 Mt CO2e | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1454 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1496 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1535 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1602 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1672 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1719 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.177 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1825 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1921 Mt CO2e | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2015 Mt CO2e | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2103 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.218 Mt CO2e | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2246 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.231 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2357 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2425 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2495 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.2495 Mt CO2e is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2389 Mt CO2e, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.2495 Mt CO2e is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1504 Mt CO2e, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0596 Mt CO2e | 0.0521 Mt CO2e | 0.0651 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0715 Mt CO2e | 0.0653 Mt CO2e | 0.0799 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0875 Mt CO2e | 0.0803 Mt CO2e | 0.1019 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1258 Mt CO2e | 0.1066 Mt CO2e | 0.1496 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1834 Mt CO2e | 0.1535 Mt CO2e | 0.218 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2367 Mt CO2e | 0.2246 Mt CO2e | 0.2495 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Malawi?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Malawi was 0.2495 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 waste recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2495 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0521 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste?
- Malawi ranks 69th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. 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 Waste (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 the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).