Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Malawi
Malawi: Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption was 86.2% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Malawi, 2005–2013
Source: Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 86.2% for share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in 2013.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Malawi peaked at 93.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 2011.
That places Malawi 78th out of 117 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.1% | 88.2% | 93.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 86.0% | 90.6% | 4 |
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 share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Malawi?
- Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Malawi was 86.2% in 2013, according to Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption?
- Malawi ranks 78th out of 117 countries with data for 2013.
- Is share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of national deforestation that is driven by the production of goods that are consumed within domestic markets i.e. not exported to other countries.