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
Latest (2022)
0.097 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
153rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.6572 kilograms per international-$
in 1964
All-time low
0.0941 kilograms per international-$
in 2021
Years of data
73
1950–2022
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-$, in 2021.
That places Malta 153rd out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Malta, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5002 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1951 | 0.4996 kilograms per international-$ | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 0.449 kilograms per international-$ | -10.1% |
| 1953 | 0.409 kilograms per international-$ | -8.9% |
| 1954 | 0.5219 kilograms per international-$ | +27.6% |
| 1955 | 0.5616 kilograms per international-$ | +7.6% |
| 1956 | 0.4395 kilograms per international-$ | -21.7% |
| 1957 | 0.4557 kilograms per international-$ | +3.7% |
| 1958 | 0.4542 kilograms per international-$ | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 0.5249 kilograms per international-$ | +15.5% |
| 1960 | 0.4353 kilograms per international-$ | -17.1% |
| 1961 | 0.3775 kilograms per international-$ | -13.3% |
| 1962 | 0.4435 kilograms per international-$ | +17.5% |
| 1963 | 0.5527 kilograms per international-$ | +24.6% |
| 1964 | 0.6572 kilograms per international-$ | +18.9% |
| 1965 | 0.5833 kilograms per international-$ | -11.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4611 kilograms per international-$ | -20.9% |
| 1967 | 0.5419 kilograms per international-$ | +17.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6035 kilograms per international-$ | +11.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5802 kilograms per international-$ | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.5238 kilograms per international-$ | -9.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5082 kilograms per international-$ | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.611 kilograms per international-$ | +20.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5638 kilograms per international-$ | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4728 kilograms per international-$ | -16.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3545 kilograms per international-$ | -25.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3462 kilograms per international-$ | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3249 kilograms per international-$ | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3403 kilograms per international-$ | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2983 kilograms per international-$ | -12.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3148 kilograms per international-$ | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3408 kilograms per international-$ | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3823 kilograms per international-$ | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2922 kilograms per international-$ | -23.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3959 kilograms per international-$ | +35.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3393 kilograms per international-$ | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4045 kilograms per international-$ | +19.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4854 kilograms per international-$ | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4858 kilograms per international-$ | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4842 kilograms per international-$ | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5098 kilograms per international-$ | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4527 kilograms per international-$ | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4368 kilograms per international-$ | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.525 kilograms per international-$ | +20.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4573 kilograms per international-$ | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3956 kilograms per international-$ | -13.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3941 kilograms per international-$ | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3776 kilograms per international-$ | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3547 kilograms per international-$ | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3451 kilograms per international-$ | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3099 kilograms per international-$ | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3412 kilograms per international-$ | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3326 kilograms per international-$ | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3494 kilograms per international-$ | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3347 kilograms per international-$ | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2998 kilograms per international-$ | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2949 kilograms per international-$ | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2912 kilograms per international-$ | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.281 kilograms per international-$ | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.271 kilograms per international-$ | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2676 kilograms per international-$ | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2626 kilograms per international-$ | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2659 kilograms per international-$ | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2228 kilograms per international-$ | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2059 kilograms per international-$ | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1319 kilograms per international-$ | -35.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1034 kilograms per international-$ | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1042 kilograms per international-$ | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0988 kilograms per international-$ | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0984 kilograms per international-$ | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1045 kilograms per international-$ | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0941 kilograms per international-$ | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.097 kilograms per international-$ | +3.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.097 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1825 kilograms per international-$, 53% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.097 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2656 kilograms per international-$, 37% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4816 kilograms per international-$ | 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
- 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 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 countries 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-$).