Non-agricultural population in Malawi
Malawi: Non-agricultural population was 4.48 million FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural population in Malawi, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 4.48 million FAO, number for non-agricultural population in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Malawi peaked at 4.48 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.05 million FAO, number, in 1980.
Malawi ranks 23rd of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.26 million FAO, number | 1.05 million FAO, number | 1.58 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 million FAO, number | 1.64 million FAO, number | 2.35 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.10 million FAO, number | 2.47 million FAO, number | 3.84 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.26 million FAO, number | 4.04 million FAO, number | 4.48 million FAO, number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 non-agricultural population in Malawi?
- Non-agricultural population in Malawi was 4.48 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 4.48 million FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 million FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Malawi rank for non-agricultural population?
- Malawi ranks 23rd out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.5%. 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 Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.