Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Malawi
Malawi: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 357.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Malawi, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
In 2024, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Malawi stood at 357.5%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 179.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Malawi peaked at 357.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -6.2%, in 1997.
That places Malawi 7th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4% | -6.2% | 7.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 10.0% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 151.7% | 82.7% | 285.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 314.3% | 285.3% | 357.5% | 5 |
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More environment data for Malawi
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 2.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 194,890 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 190,090 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 4,800 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.2214 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.5026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.4012 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Malawi?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Malawi was 357.5% 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 357.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.2% in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Malawi ranks 7th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.4%. 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.