Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Malawi
Malawi: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF was 19.02 Mt CO2e in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 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 19.02 Mt CO2e for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Malawi peaked at 19.02 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.3 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Malawi ranks 122nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7 Mt CO2e | 2.3 Mt CO2e | 3.06 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.63 Mt CO2e | 3.14 Mt CO2e | 4.13 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.53 Mt CO2e | 5.87 Mt CO2e | 7.53 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.06 Mt CO2e | 8.09 Mt CO2e | 10.73 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.13 Mt CO2e | 11.46 Mt CO2e | 17.72 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.46 Mt CO2e | 17.61 Mt CO2e | 19.02 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Malawi
- 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)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2689 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Malawi?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Malawi was 19.02 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 total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 19.02 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Malawi ranks 122nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).