Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Malta
Malta: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) was 1.84 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1.84 kt for cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) in Malta peaked at 4.41 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.03 kt, in 1974.
That places Malta 160th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Malta, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.7 kt | — |
| 1962 | 1.7 kt | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.15 kt | +27.0% |
| 1964 | 1.83 kt | -15.2% |
| 1965 | 1.4 kt | -23.3% |
| 1966 | 1.32 kt | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 1.72 kt | +30.6% |
| 1968 | 1.23 kt | -28.6% |
| 1969 | 1.84 kt | +49.7% |
| 1970 | 2.04 kt | +10.7% |
| 1971 | 1.82 kt | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 2.21 kt | +21.4% |
| 1973 | 1.11 kt | -49.7% |
| 1974 | 1.03 kt | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 1.04 kt | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 1.17 kt | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 2.22 kt | +89.3% |
| 1978 | 2.21 kt | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.97 kt | -10.8% |
| 1980 | 3.55 kt | +80.3% |
| 1981 | 1.3 kt | -63.4% |
| 1982 | 1.41 kt | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 2.36 kt | +67.7% |
| 1984 | 2.25 kt | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 2.22 kt | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 2.06 kt | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 2.4 kt | +16.8% |
| 1988 | 2.06 kt | -14.4% |
| 1989 | 1.94 kt | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 2.06 kt | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 1.98 kt | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 2.13 kt | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 2.14 kt | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 2.12 kt | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 3.36 kt | +58.3% |
| 1996 | 2.32 kt | -30.9% |
| 1997 | 2.65 kt | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 4.41 kt | +66.6% |
| 1999 | 2.2 kt | -50.2% |
| 2000 | 3.2 kt | +45.8% |
| 2001 | 2.8 kt | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 2.92 kt | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.53 kt | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 2.52 kt | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.75 kt | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 3.06 kt | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 2.86 kt | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 2.45 kt | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 2.5 kt | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.79 kt | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 2.51 kt | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 2.72 kt | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 2.79 kt | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 2.84 kt | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.8 kt | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.69 kt | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 2.86 kt | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 1.84 kt | -35.9% |
| 2019 | 1.84 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.84 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.84 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.84 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.84 kt | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.84 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 163.44 kt, 1% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.84 kt is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55.88 kt, 3% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +89.3% | 1.17 kt | 2.22 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.65 kt | 1.23 kt | 2.15 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.68 kt | 1.03 kt | 2.22 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.15 kt | 1.3 kt | 3.55 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.54 kt | 1.98 kt | 4.41 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.76 kt | 2.45 kt | 3.2 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.57 kt | 1.84 kt | 2.86 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 kt | 1.84 kt | 1.84 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 157 Comoros 2.44 kt compare
- 158 French Guiana 2.38 kt compare
- 159 New Caledonia 1.88 kt compare
- 161 Réunion 1.46 kt compare
- 162 China, Hong Kong SAR 1.03 kt compare
- 163 Equatorial Guinea 0.9991 kt 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 cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) in Malta?
- Cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) in Malta was 1.84 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4.41 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 kt in 1974.
- How does Malta rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq)?
- Malta ranks 160th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.