Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Malta
Malta: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate was -5.68 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-5.68 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 12.2%
World rank
143rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
159.59 % change on previous year
in 2009
All-time low
-508.6 % change on previous year
in 2001
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Malta, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Malta recorded -5.68 % change on previous year for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and down 368.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Malta peaked at 159.59 % change on previous year in 2009 and was at its lowest, -508.6 % change on previous year, in 2001.
Malta ranks 143rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Malta, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | -7.75 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | -7.53 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1853 | -7.19 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1854 | -7.16 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1855 | -6.77 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1856 | -6.59 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1857 | -6.51 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1858 | -6.19 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1859 | -5.98 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1860 | -6.8 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 1861 | -6.35 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 1862 | -6.28 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1863 | -5.9 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1864 | -5.7 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1865 | -5.74 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1866 | -5.45 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1867 | -5.42 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1868 | -5.38 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1869 | -5.3 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1870 | -5.2 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1871 | -5.06 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1872 | -4.89 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1873 | -5.14 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 1874 | -4.43 % change on previous year | -13.7% |
| 1875 | -5.15 % change on previous year | +16.3% |
| 1876 | -4.89 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1877 | -4.57 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 1878 | -4.79 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1879 | -4.4 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 1880 | -4.61 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 1881 | -4.83 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1882 | -4.35 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 1883 | -4.55 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 1884 | -4.76 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1885 | -4.17 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 1886 | -4.35 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1887 | -4.55 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 1888 | -4.76 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1889 | -4 % change on previous year | -16.0% |
| 1890 | -20.83 % change on previous year | +420.8% |
| 1891 | -23.68 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 1892 | -29.31 % change on previous year | +23.8% |
| 1893 | -41.46 % change on previous year | +41.5% |
| 1894 | -62.5 % change on previous year | +50.7% |
| 1895 | -166.67 % change on previous year | +166.7% |
| 1896 | -216.67 % change on previous year | +30.0% |
| 1897 | -68.42 % change on previous year | -68.4% |
| 1898 | -40.62 % change on previous year | -40.6% |
| 1899 | -26.67 % change on previous year | -34.4% |
| 1900 | 15.79 % change on previous year | -159.2% |
| 1901 | 12.5 % change on previous year | -20.8% |
| 1902 | 14.29 % change on previous year | +14.3% |
| 1903 | 13.89 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1904 | 12.9 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1905 | 14.81 % change on previous year | +14.8% |
| 1906 | 17.39 % change on previous year | +17.4% |
| 1907 | 15.79 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 1908 | 18.75 % change on previous year | +18.7% |
| 1909 | 23.08 % change on previous year | +23.1% |
| 1910 | -340 % change on previous year | -1573.3% |
| 1911 | -43.18 % change on previous year | -87.3% |
| 1912 | -23.81 % change on previous year | -44.9% |
| 1913 | -16.67 % change on previous year | -30.0% |
| 1914 | -13.19 % change on previous year | -20.9% |
| 1915 | -10.68 % change on previous year | -19.0% |
| 1916 | -8.77 % change on previous year | -17.9% |
| 1917 | -8.06 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 1918 | -6.72 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 1919 | -5.59 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 1920 | -5.96 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 1921 | -5 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 1922 | -4.17 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 1923 | -4 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1924 | -3.3 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1925 | -3.72 % change on previous year | +12.9% |
| 1926 | -2.56 % change on previous year | -31.1% |
| 1927 | -3 % change on previous year | +17.0% |
| 1928 | -2.43 % change on previous year | -19.1% |
| 1929 | -2.37 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1930 | -23.15 % change on previous year | +876.8% |
| 1931 | -17.29 % change on previous year | -25.3% |
| 1932 | -13.78 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
| 1933 | -11.55 % change on previous year | -16.2% |
| 1934 | -9.6 % change on previous year | -16.9% |
| 1935 | -8.52 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 1936 | -7.22 % change on previous year | -15.3% |
| 1937 | -6.34 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
| 1938 | -5.77 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1939 | -5.11 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 1940 | -13.23 % change on previous year | +159.2% |
| 1941 | -10.95 % change on previous year | -17.3% |
| 1942 | -9.33 % change on previous year | -14.7% |
| 1943 | -7.93 % change on previous year | -15.1% |
| 1944 | -7.01 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 1945 | -6.23 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 1946 | -5.57 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 1947 | -4.99 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 1948 | -4.48 % change on previous year | -10.1% |
| 1949 | -4.03 % change on previous year | -10.0% |
| 1950 | -11.96 % change on previous year | +196.5% |
| 1951 | -9.58 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
| 1952 | -8.47 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 1953 | -8.12 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1954 | -7.91 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1955 | -7.49 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 1956 | -6.82 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1957 | -5.83 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 1958 | -4.59 % change on previous year | -21.3% |
| 1959 | -3.22 % change on previous year | -29.9% |
| 1960 | 5.59 % change on previous year | -273.6% |
| 1961 | -17.89 % change on previous year | -420.1% |
| 1962 | -14.19 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 1963 | -11.66 % change on previous year | -17.8% |
| 1964 | -9.85 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 1965 | 5.72 % change on previous year | -158.1% |
| 1966 | 5.54 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 5.43 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 5.34 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 5.21 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 5.19 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 5.11 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 5.04 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 5.07 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1974 | -18.65 % change on previous year | -467.9% |
| 1975 | 5.54 % change on previous year | -129.7% |
| 1976 | 77.42 % change on previous year | +1298.2% |
| 1977 | -147.07 % change on previous year | -290.0% |
| 1978 | -9.56 % change on previous year | -93.5% |
| 1979 | -34.78 % change on previous year | +263.8% |
| 1980 | 3.9 % change on previous year | -111.2% |
| 1981 | 4.06 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 4.28 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 4.37 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 4.46 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 4.56 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 4.47 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 4.56 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 4.52 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 4.66 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 4.6 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 4.67 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 6.17 % change on previous year | +32.0% |
| 1993 | 5.73 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1994 | -98.03 % change on previous year | -1811.3% |
| 1995 | 7.49 % change on previous year | -107.6% |
| 1996 | -23.61 % change on previous year | -415.2% |
| 1997 | -16.81 % change on previous year | -28.8% |
| 1998 | 6.96 % change on previous year | -141.4% |
| 1999 | 4.94 % change on previous year | -29.0% |
| 2000 | 91.56 % change on previous year | +1753.9% |
| 2001 | -508.6 % change on previous year | -655.5% |
| 2002 | 54.2 % change on previous year | -110.7% |
| 2003 | -127.76 % change on previous year | -335.7% |
| 2004 | -34.43 % change on previous year | -73.1% |
| 2005 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -107.1% |
| 2006 | 2.61 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 4.19 % change on previous year | +60.4% |
| 2008 | 4.02 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 159.59 % change on previous year | +3871.1% |
| 2010 | -144.4 % change on previous year | -190.5% |
| 2011 | -77.75 % change on previous year | -46.2% |
| 2012 | -16.39 % change on previous year | -78.9% |
| 2013 | -0.5543 % change on previous year | -96.6% |
| 2014 | -1.21 % change on previous year | +118.8% |
| 2015 | 44.88 % change on previous year | -3800.9% |
| 2016 | -43.87 % change on previous year | -197.8% |
| 2017 | -4.12 % change on previous year | -90.6% |
| 2018 | -0.5278 % change on previous year | -87.2% |
| 2019 | -94.88 % change on previous year | +17875.2% |
| 2020 | -9.76 % change on previous year | -89.7% |
| 2021 | 4.72 % change on previous year | -148.4% |
| 2022 | -7.6 % change on previous year | -260.8% |
| 2023 | -6.46 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 2024 | -5.68 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's -5.68 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.03 % change on previous year. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -17875.2% | -0.5278 % change on previous year | -94.88 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +3871.1% | 4.02 % change on previous year | 159.59 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | +3800.9% | -1.21 % change on previous year | 44.88 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | -1811.3% | 5.73 % change on previous year | -98.03 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | +1753.9% | 4.94 % change on previous year | 91.56 % change on previous year |
| 1910 | -1573.3% | 23.08 % change on previous year | -340 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -6.85 % change on previous year | -7.75 % change on previous year | -5.98 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | -5.83 % change on previous year | -6.8 % change on previous year | -5.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | -4.85 % change on previous year | -5.2 % change on previous year | -4.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | -4.49 % change on previous year | -4.83 % change on previous year | -4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | -69.68 % change on previous year | -216.67 % change on previous year | -20.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 15.92 % change on previous year | 12.5 % change on previous year | 23.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | -47.67 % change on previous year | -340 % change on previous year | -5.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | -3.65 % change on previous year | -5.96 % change on previous year | -2.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | -10.83 % change on previous year | -23.15 % change on previous year | -5.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | -7.38 % change on previous year | -13.23 % change on previous year | -4.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | -7.4 % change on previous year | -11.96 % change on previous year | -3.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.08 % change on previous year | -17.89 % change on previous year | 5.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -10.67 % change on previous year | -147.07 % change on previous year | 77.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.38 % change on previous year | 3.9 % change on previous year | 4.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -9.79 % change on previous year | -98.03 % change on previous year | 7.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -35.22 % change on previous year | -508.6 % change on previous year | 159.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -33.88 % change on previous year | -144.4 % change on previous year | 44.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.96 % change on previous year | -9.76 % change on previous year | 4.72 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 140 Algeria -5.17 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Niger -5.25 % change on previous year compare
- 142 Rwanda -5.64 % change on previous year compare
- 144 South Sudan -5.69 % change on previous year compare
- 145 United States -5.87 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Kyrgyzstan -5.88 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Malta
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 611,521 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 109.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 21.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 87.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0824 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0784 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0171 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Malta?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Malta was -5.68 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 159.59 % change on previous year in 2009.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -508.6 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Malta rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate?
- Malta ranks 143rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 368.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.