Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Malta

Malta: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0057 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0057 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0138 kt per square kilometre
in 1998
All-time low
0.0032 kt per square kilometre
in 1974
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2023

0.0030.0050.0070.010.0130.015196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Malta stood at 0.0057 kt per square kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 0.0138 kt per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 kt per square kilometre, in 1974.

That places Malta 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Malta, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0053 kt per square kilometre —
1962 0.0053 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1963 0.0067 kt per square kilometre +27.0%
1964 0.0057 kt per square kilometre -15.2%
1965 0.0044 kt per square kilometre -23.3%
1966 0.0041 kt per square kilometre -5.9%
1967 0.0054 kt per square kilometre +30.6%
1968 0.0038 kt per square kilometre -28.6%
1969 0.0057 kt per square kilometre +49.7%
1970 0.0064 kt per square kilometre +10.7%
1971 0.0057 kt per square kilometre -10.7%
1972 0.0069 kt per square kilometre +21.4%
1973 0.0035 kt per square kilometre -49.7%
1974 0.0032 kt per square kilometre -7.1%
1975 0.0033 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
1976 0.0037 kt per square kilometre +12.2%
1977 0.0069 kt per square kilometre +89.3%
1978 0.0069 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
1979 0.0062 kt per square kilometre -10.8%
1980 0.0111 kt per square kilometre +80.3%
1981 0.0041 kt per square kilometre -63.4%
1982 0.0044 kt per square kilometre +8.3%
1983 0.0074 kt per square kilometre +67.7%
1984 0.007 kt per square kilometre -4.6%
1985 0.0069 kt per square kilometre -1.5%
1986 0.0064 kt per square kilometre -7.4%
1987 0.0075 kt per square kilometre +16.8%
1988 0.0064 kt per square kilometre -14.4%
1989 0.0061 kt per square kilometre -5.7%
1990 0.0064 kt per square kilometre +6.0%
1991 0.0062 kt per square kilometre -3.7%
1992 0.0067 kt per square kilometre +7.9%
1993 0.0067 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
1994 0.0066 kt per square kilometre -1.0%
1995 0.0105 kt per square kilometre +58.3%
1996 0.0072 kt per square kilometre -30.9%
1997 0.0083 kt per square kilometre +14.2%
1998 0.0138 kt per square kilometre +66.6%
1999 0.0069 kt per square kilometre -50.2%
2000 0.01 kt per square kilometre +45.8%
2001 0.0087 kt per square kilometre -12.7%
2002 0.0091 kt per square kilometre +4.3%
2003 0.0079 kt per square kilometre -13.4%
2004 0.0079 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2005 0.0086 kt per square kilometre +8.9%
2006 0.0096 kt per square kilometre +11.5%
2007 0.0089 kt per square kilometre -6.6%
2008 0.0077 kt per square kilometre -14.2%
2009 0.0078 kt per square kilometre +1.9%
2010 0.0087 kt per square kilometre +11.6%
2011 0.0078 kt per square kilometre -10.2%
2012 0.0085 kt per square kilometre +8.5%
2013 0.0087 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
2014 0.0089 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
2015 0.0087 kt per square kilometre -1.5%
2016 0.0084 kt per square kilometre -3.9%
2017 0.009 kt per square kilometre +6.6%
2018 0.0057 kt per square kilometre -35.9%
2019 0.0057 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2020 0.0057 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.0057 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2022 0.0057 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2023 0.0057 kt per square kilometre +0.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.0057 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0016 kt per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.0057 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0005 kt per square kilometre, 11.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre 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.

YearChange FromTo
1977 +89.3% 0.0037 kt per square kilometre 0.0069 kt per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0052 kt per square kilometre 0.0038 kt per square kilometre 0.0067 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0053 kt per square kilometre 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 0.0069 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0067 kt per square kilometre 0.0041 kt per square kilometre 0.0111 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0079 kt per square kilometre 0.0062 kt per square kilometre 0.0138 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0086 kt per square kilometre 0.0077 kt per square kilometre 0.01 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.008 kt per square kilometre 0.0057 kt per square kilometre 0.009 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0057 kt per square kilometre 0.0057 kt per square kilometre 0.0057 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 24 China 0.0079 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 25 Guatemala 0.0074 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 26 Spain 0.0065 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 28 Slovenia 0.0057 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 29 Albania 0.0055 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 30 Philippines 0.0055 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Malta?
Cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Malta was 0.0057 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.0138 kt per square kilometre in 1998.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 kt per square kilometre in 1974.
How does Malta rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,914 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.