Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Malta
Malta: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.097 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Malta, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Malta stood at 0.097 kilograms per international-$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Malta peaked at 0.6572 kilograms per international-$ in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0941 kilograms per international-$, in 2021.
That places Malta 153rd out of 164 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4816 kilograms per international-$ | 0.409 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5616 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5236 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3775 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6572 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4344 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2983 kilograms per international-$ | 0.611 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3925 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2922 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4858 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4249 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3451 kilograms per international-$ | 0.525 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3106 kilograms per international-$ | 0.271 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3494 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1762 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0984 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2676 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0985 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0941 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1045 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 150 Costa Rica 0.0997 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 151 Tanzania 0.0994 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 152 Denmark 0.0972 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 154 Burundi 0.0956 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 155 Hong Kong 0.0862 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 156 Norway 0.0847 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Malta
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Population, total 579,704 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Urban population 554,664 (2025)
- Urban population 95.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 111.22 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.2 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Malta?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Malta was 0.097 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6572 kilograms per international-$ in 1964.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0941 kilograms per international-$ in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Malta ranks 153rd out of 164 regions with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).