Climate | We have sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November) |
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Revenue from forest resources | 6.19% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | 0.03% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 1,297,844 tons (2013 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 17.28 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | Zambezi (shared with Zambia [s], Angola, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Tanzania, and Mozambique [m]) - 2,740 km note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 140 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Industrial | 50 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Agricultural | 1.17 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Air pollutants | |
Particulate matter emissions | 18.57 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
Carbon dioxide emissions | 1.3 megatons (2016 est.) |
Methane emissions | 11.12 megatons (2020 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 59.2% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 38.2% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 1.4% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 19.6% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 34% (2018 est.) |
Other | 6.8% (2018 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 18.3% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 4.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.276 million LILONGWE (capital), 1.031 million Blantyre-Limbe (2023). |
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