Climate Change in Malawi

1,246 indicators covering climate change for Malawi.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Cropland organic soils — Emissions 809.28 kt 2024 down 1.0% 48th
Grassland organic soils — Area 770.68 ha 2024 down 3.1% 77th
Grassland organic soils — Emissions 0.0061 kt 2024 down 3.2% 78th
Grassland organic soils — Emissions 27.13 kt 2024 down 3.1% 75th
Drained organic soils — Area 16,536 ha 2024 down 1.1% 58th
Drained organic soils — Emissions 0.1299 kt 2024 down 1.1% 64th
Drained organic soils — Emissions 836.4 kt 2024 down 1.1% 52nd
Forest fires — Burning crop residues 2.33 million t 2024 down 55.3% 34th
Forest fires — Burned Area 43,559 ha 2024 down 55.6% 34th
Forest fires — Emissions 5.36 kt 2024 down 55.3% 34th
Forest fires — Emissions 0.4889 kt 2024 down 55.3% 34th
Other forest — Burning crop residues 384,739 t 2024 down 70.0% 32nd
Other forest — Burned Area 7,634 ha 2024 down 70.0% 32nd
Other forest — Emissions 0.8849 kt 2024 down 70.0% 32nd
Other forest — Emissions 0.0808 kt 2024 down 70.0% 32nd
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues 1.73 million t 2024 down 7.8% 47th
Savanna fires — Burned Area 308,818 ha 2024 down 2.8% 45th
Savanna fires — Emissions 3.98 kt 2024 down 7.8% 47th
Savanna fires — Emissions 0.3634 kt 2024 down 7.8% 47th
Grassland — Burning crop residues 384,804 t 2024 up 5.3% 50th
Grassland — Burned Area 74,684 ha 2024 up 5.8% 51st
Grassland — Emissions 0.885 kt 2024 up 5.3% 50th
Grassland — Emissions 0.0808 kt 2024 up 5.3% 50th
Savanna — Burning crop residues 1.21 million t 2024 down 14.4% 35th
Savanna — Burned Area 210,699 ha 2024 down 7.9% 33rd
Savanna — Emissions 2.77 kt 2024 down 14.4% 35th
Savanna — Emissions 0.2531 kt 2024 down 14.5% 35th
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues 132,552 t 2024 up 30.4% 38th
Woody savanna — Burned Area 22,900 ha 2024 up 25.7% 38th
Woody savanna — Emissions 0.3049 kt 2024 up 30.5% 38th
Woody savanna — Emissions 0.0278 kt 2024 up 30.5% 38th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues 1.34 million t 2024 down 11.4% 38th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area 233,600 ha 2024 down 5.4% 36th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues 1.94 million t 2024 down 50.6% 27th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area 35,925 ha 2024 down 50.6% 27th
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 4.47 kt 2024 down 50.6% 27th
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 0.4081 kt 2024 down 50.6% 27th
Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues 571 t 2024 31st
Closed shrubland — Burned Area 21.39 ha 2024 31st
Closed shrubland — Emissions 0.0013 kt 2024 29th
Closed shrubland — Emissions 0.0001 kt 2024 29th
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues 7,339 t 2024 up 380.0% 31st
Open shrubland — Burned Area 513.21 ha 2024 up 380.0% 31st
Open shrubland — Emissions 0.0169 kt 2024 up 382.9% 31st
Open shrubland — Emissions 0.0015 kt 2024 up 400.0% 31st
Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues 0 t 2024 5th
Fires in organic soils — Burned Area 0 ha 2024 5th
Fires in organic soils — Emissions 0 kt 2024 5th
Fires in organic soils — Emissions 0 kt 2024 5th
Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues 7,910 t 2024 up 417.4% 36th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area 534.6 ha 2024 up 400.0% 34th
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues 30,458 t 2050 46th
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues 0.0021 kt 2050 46th
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues 0.0822 kt 2050 46th
Soya beans — Crop residues 3.43 million kg 2050 25th
Soya beans — Crop residues 0.0659 kt 2050 25th
Soya beans — Crop residues 0.0538 kt 2050 25th
Soya beans — Crop residues 0.0121 kt 2050 25th
All Crops — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 26.5% 66th
All Crops — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 4.0% 29th