Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Malta
Malta: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was -2.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Malta, 1951–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded -2.2% for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in 2024.
The figure is down 530.7% on the previous year and down 337.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Malta peaked at 36.8% in 1984 and was at its lowest, -29.8%, in 2015.
That places Malta 188th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 4.5% | — |
| 1952 | -5.7% | -227.6% |
| 1953 | -4.5% | -20.5% |
| 1954 | 33.3% | -833.3% |
| 1955 | 10.7% | -67.9% |
| 1956 | -12.9% | -220.4% |
| 1957 | 4.9% | -138.3% |
| 1958 | 5.9% | +19.1% |
| 1959 | 17.8% | +202.2% |
| 1960 | -12.3% | -169.0% |
| 1961 | -14.0% | +14.0% |
| 1962 | 12.5% | -189.4% |
| 1963 | 24.4% | +95.6% |
| 1964 | 21.4% | -12.3% |
| 1965 | -5.1% | -124.0% |
| 1966 | -12.4% | +141.0% |
| 1967 | 25.7% | -306.9% |
| 1968 | 22.5% | -12.2% |
| 1969 | 2.3% | -89.8% |
| 1970 | 1.7% | -26.7% |
| 1971 | -0.6% | -132.8% |
| 1972 | 27.2% | -5027.2% |
| 1973 | -3.9% | -114.4% |
| 1974 | -7.7% | +96.6% |
| 1975 | -10.3% | +33.9% |
| 1976 | 14.3% | -238.1% |
| 1977 | 5.3% | -63.0% |
| 1978 | 16.4% | +210.8% |
| 1979 | -3.1% | -119.1% |
| 1980 | 13.0% | -513.0% |
| 1981 | 11.8% | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 14.7% | +24.6% |
| 1983 | -24.0% | -262.9% |
| 1984 | 36.8% | -253.0% |
| 1985 | -12.1% | -132.9% |
| 1986 | 23.9% | -297.2% |
| 1987 | 24.9% | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 8.5% | -65.9% |
| 1989 | 7.8% | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 11.9% | +52.0% |
| 1991 | -6.4% | -153.8% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -114.9% |
| 1993 | 25.8% | +2595.6% |
| 1994 | -7.9% | -130.5% |
| 1995 | -7.8% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -143.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -73.6% |
| 1998 | -1.2% | -239.2% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -254.9% |
| 2000 | -4.1% | -314.4% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | -367.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -96.4% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +1893.8% |
| 2004 | -3.8% | -148.5% |
| 2005 | -7.0% | +85.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -103.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +1204.8% |
| 2008 | -0.2% | -108.8% |
| 2009 | -5.9% | +2369.0% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -138.7% |
| 2011 | -0.4% | -118.5% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -1378.7% |
| 2013 | -11.6% | -315.1% |
| 2014 | -0.5% | -95.6% |
| 2015 | -29.8% | +5769.4% |
| 2016 | -18.9% | -36.4% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -161.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -94.2% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +860.3% |
| 2020 | -2.9% | -144.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -122.4% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +1437.8% |
| 2023 | -0.4% | -103.5% |
| 2024 | -2.2% | +530.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's -2.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%. (74 countries reporting)
- Malta's -2.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6%. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -5769.4% | -0.5% | -29.8% |
| 1972 | +5027.2% | -0.6% | 27.2% |
| 1993 | +2595.6% | 1.0% | 25.8% |
| 2009 | -2369.0% | -0.2% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | +1893.8% | 0.4% | 7.8% |
| 2022 | +1437.8% | 0.7% | 10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.0% | -12.9% | 33.3% | 9 |
| 1960s | 6.5% | -14.0% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.9% | -10.3% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.5% | -24.0% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | -7.9% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -7.0% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.5% | -29.8% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | -2.9% | 10.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Malta?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Malta was -2.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 1984.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.8% in 2015.
- How does Malta rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Malta ranks 188th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 337.4%. 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 percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.