Annual CO₂ emissions from coal in Malta
Malta: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal was 7 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
7 tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
139th
of 179 regions
All-time high
709,569 tonnes
in 1993
All-time low
0 tonnes
in 1971
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal in Malta, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from coal in Malta stood at 7 tonnes.
That represents a change of down 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from coal in Malta peaked at 709,569 tonnes in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1971.
Malta ranks 139th of 179 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31,454 tonnes | 10,992 tonnes | 61,555 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 6,603 tonnes | 3,664 tonnes | 10,992 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,097 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 3,664 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 293,334 tonnes | 3,664 tonnes | 685,168 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 308,465 tonnes | 46 tonnes | 709,569 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.1 tonnes | 20 tonnes | 86 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 19 tonnes | 11 tonnes | 43 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 8 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 136 Guinea 511 tonnes compare
- 137 Nicaragua 192 tonnes compare
- 138 Burkina Faso 11 tonnes compare
- 140 Turkmenistan 4 tonnes compare
- 141 Andorra 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Angola 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Aruba 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Bahrain 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Barbados 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Bermuda 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Cape Verde 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Central African Republic 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Chad 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Congo 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Curacao 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Ecuador 0 tonnes compare
- 141 El Salvador 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Faroe Islands 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Fiji 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Gabon 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Greenland 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Guyana 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Libya 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Macao 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Mauritania 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Paraguay 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Saint Helena 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Samoa 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes compare
- 141 South Sudan 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Sudan 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Suriname 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Togo 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Tonga 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Tunisia 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Uganda 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Vanuatu 0 tonnes compare
More climate change data for Malta
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Population, total 579,704 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Urban population 554,664 (2025)
- Urban population 95.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 111.22 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.2 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from coal in Malta?
- Annual co₂ emissions from coal in Malta was 7 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 709,569 tonnes in 1993.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1971.
- How does Malta rank for annual co₂ emissions from coal?
- Malta ranks 139th out of 179 regions with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes.