Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Malta
Malta: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP was 0.052 kg per constant US$ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kg per constant US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Malta is 0.052 kg per constant US$, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Malta peaked at 0.2019 kg per constant US$ in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.052 kg per constant US$, in 2023.
That places Malta 150th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per constant US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1714 kg per constant US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.2019 kg per constant US$ | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1831 kg per constant US$ | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1986 kg per constant US$ | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1971 kg per constant US$ | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1937 kg per constant US$ | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1908 kg per constant US$ | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1864 kg per constant US$ | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1785 kg per constant US$ | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1671 kg per constant US$ | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1623 kg per constant US$ | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1595 kg per constant US$ | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1622 kg per constant US$ | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1329 kg per constant US$ | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 0.123 kg per constant US$ | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0789 kg per constant US$ | -35.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0617 kg per constant US$ | -21.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0615 kg per constant US$ | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0585 kg per constant US$ | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0602 kg per constant US$ | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0604 kg per constant US$ | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0536 kg per constant US$ | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0575 kg per constant US$ | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.052 kg per constant US$ | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1869 kg per constant US$ | 0.1671 kg per constant US$ | 0.2019 kg per constant US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1061 kg per constant US$ | 0.0585 kg per constant US$ | 0.1623 kg per constant US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0559 kg per constant US$ | 0.052 kg per constant US$ | 0.0604 kg per constant US$ | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Malta?
- Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Malta was 0.052 kg per constant US$ in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2019 kg per constant US$ in 2001.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.052 kg per constant US$ in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
- Malta ranks 150th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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