Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Malta
Malta: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was -0.1277 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.1277 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
153rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.1975 tonnes per person
in 1850
All-time low
-0.4289 tonnes per person
in 1964
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Malta, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Malta recorded -0.1277 tonnes per person for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Malta peaked at 0.1975 tonnes per person in 1850 and was at its lowest, -0.4289 tonnes per person, in 1964.
That places Malta 153rd out of 194 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 CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1975 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.1813 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1852 | 0.1668 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1853 | 0.154 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1854 | 0.1423 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1855 | 0.132 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1856 | 0.1226 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1857 | 0.1141 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1858 | 0.1065 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1859 | 0.0996 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1860 | 0.0924 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1861 | 0.0861 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1862 | 0.0803 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1863 | 0.0751 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1864 | 0.0705 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1865 | 0.0661 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1866 | 0.0622 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1867 | 0.0585 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1868 | 0.0551 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1869 | 0.0519 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1870 | 0.049 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1871 | 0.0463 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1872 | 0.0438 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1873 | 0.0413 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1874 | 0.0393 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1875 | 0.0371 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1876 | 0.0351 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1877 | 0.0333 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1878 | 0.0316 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1879 | 0.03 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1880 | 0.0285 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1881 | 0.027 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1882 | 0.0257 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1883 | 0.0244 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1884 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1885 | 0.022 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1886 | 0.021 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1887 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1888 | 0.0189 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1889 | 0.018 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1890 | 0.0142 tonnes per person | -21.2% |
| 1891 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | -24.1% |
| 1892 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | -29.7% |
| 1893 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | -41.8% |
| 1894 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -62.7% |
| 1895 | -0.0011 tonnes per person | -166.3% |
| 1896 | -0.0034 tonnes per person | +215.1% |
| 1897 | -0.0058 tonnes per person | +67.6% |
| 1898 | -0.0081 tonnes per person | +39.9% |
| 1899 | -0.0102 tonnes per person | +26.0% |
| 1900 | -0.0085 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 1901 | -0.0074 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 1902 | -0.0063 tonnes per person | -14.7% |
| 1903 | -0.0054 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 1904 | -0.0047 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1905 | -0.004 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 1906 | -0.0033 tonnes per person | -17.8% |
| 1907 | -0.0027 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 1908 | -0.0022 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 1909 | -0.0017 tonnes per person | -23.3% |
| 1910 | -0.0075 tonnes per person | +339.2% |
| 1911 | -0.0107 tonnes per person | +43.1% |
| 1912 | -0.0133 tonnes per person | +24.0% |
| 1913 | -0.0155 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1914 | -0.0176 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1915 | -0.0195 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1916 | -0.0213 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1917 | -0.0231 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1918 | -0.0247 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1919 | -0.026 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1920 | -0.0276 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1921 | -0.0288 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1922 | -0.0299 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1923 | -0.0309 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1924 | -0.0317 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1925 | -0.0326 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1926 | -0.0332 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1927 | -0.034 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1928 | -0.0346 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1929 | -0.0351 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1930 | -0.0429 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 1931 | -0.0498 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 1932 | -0.0561 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1933 | -0.0618 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1934 | -0.067 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1935 | -0.0719 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1936 | -0.0762 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1937 | -0.0801 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1938 | -0.0838 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1939 | -0.087 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1940 | -0.0973 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1941 | -0.1066 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1942 | -0.1149 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1943 | -0.1222 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1944 | -0.1289 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1945 | -0.135 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1946 | -0.1404 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1947 | -0.1453 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1948 | -0.1497 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1949 | -0.1538 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1950 | -0.1687 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1951 | -0.1813 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1952 | -0.1938 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1953 | -0.2066 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1954 | -0.2198 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1955 | -0.233 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1956 | -0.2455 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1957 | -0.2565 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1958 | -0.2661 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1959 | -0.2738 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1960 | -0.2582 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1961 | -0.3043 tonnes per person | +17.9% |
| 1962 | -0.3479 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1963 | -0.3893 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 1964 | -0.4289 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1965 | -0.4061 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1966 | -0.3857 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1967 | -0.3668 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1968 | -0.3476 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1969 | -0.3282 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1970 | -0.31 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1971 | -0.293 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1972 | -0.2771 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1973 | -0.2619 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1974 | -0.3092 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 1975 | -0.2905 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1976 | -0.0652 tonnes per person | -77.5% |
| 1977 | -0.1603 tonnes per person | +145.7% |
| 1978 | -0.1746 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1979 | -0.234 tonnes per person | +34.0% |
| 1980 | -0.2237 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | -0.2134 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1982 | -0.2031 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1983 | -0.1932 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1984 | -0.1835 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1985 | -0.1742 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1986 | -0.1652 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1987 | -0.1563 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1988 | -0.148 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1989 | -0.1398 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1990 | -0.1322 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1991 | -0.1248 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1992 | -0.116 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1993 | -0.1084 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1994 | -0.2128 tonnes per person | +96.3% |
| 1995 | -0.1953 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1996 | -0.2395 tonnes per person | +22.6% |
| 1997 | -0.2776 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1998 | -0.2562 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1999 | -0.2417 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 2000 | -0.0202 tonnes per person | -91.6% |
| 2001 | -0.1223 tonnes per person | +504.2% |
| 2002 | -0.0557 tonnes per person | -54.5% |
| 2003 | -0.1259 tonnes per person | +126.3% |
| 2004 | -0.1682 tonnes per person | +33.6% |
| 2005 | -0.1631 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | -0.158 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | -0.1508 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2008 | -0.1441 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0855 tonnes per person | -159.3% |
| 2010 | -0.0378 tonnes per person | -144.2% |
| 2011 | -0.0669 tonnes per person | +76.9% |
| 2012 | -0.0775 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 2013 | -0.0776 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | -0.0774 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | -0.0417 tonnes per person | -46.2% |
| 2016 | -0.0586 tonnes per person | +40.6% |
| 2017 | -0.0594 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | -0.0576 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | -0.108 tonnes per person | +87.4% |
| 2020 | -0.1152 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 2021 | -0.1085 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2022 | -0.1159 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 2023 | -0.1223 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2024 | -0.1277 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's -0.1277 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0069 tonnes per person. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -504.2% | -0.0202 tonnes per person | -0.1223 tonnes per person |
| 1910 | -339.2% | -0.0017 tonnes per person | -0.0075 tonnes per person |
| 1896 | -215.1% | -0.0011 tonnes per person | -0.0034 tonnes per person |
| 2009 | +159.3% | -0.1441 tonnes per person | 0.0855 tonnes per person |
| 1895 | -166.3% | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -0.0011 tonnes per person |
| 1977 | -145.7% | -0.0652 tonnes per person | -0.1603 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1417 tonnes per person | 0.0996 tonnes per person | 0.1975 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0698 tonnes per person | 0.0519 tonnes per person | 0.0924 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0387 tonnes per person | 0.03 tonnes per person | 0.049 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0228 tonnes per person | 0.018 tonnes per person | 0.0285 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.001 tonnes per person | -0.0102 tonnes per person | 0.0142 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.0046 tonnes per person | -0.0085 tonnes per person | -0.0017 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.0179 tonnes per person | -0.026 tonnes per person | -0.0075 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.0318 tonnes per person | -0.0351 tonnes per person | -0.0276 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | -0.0677 tonnes per person | -0.087 tonnes per person | -0.0429 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.1294 tonnes per person | -0.1538 tonnes per person | -0.0973 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.2245 tonnes per person | -0.2738 tonnes per person | -0.1687 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.3563 tonnes per person | -0.4289 tonnes per person | -0.2582 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.2376 tonnes per person | -0.31 tonnes per person | -0.0652 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.18 tonnes per person | -0.2237 tonnes per person | -0.1398 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1905 tonnes per person | -0.2776 tonnes per person | -0.1084 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1023 tonnes per person | -0.1682 tonnes per person | 0.0855 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0662 tonnes per person | -0.108 tonnes per person | -0.0378 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1179 tonnes per person | -0.1277 tonnes per person | -0.1085 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Malta?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Malta was -0.1277 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1975 tonnes per person in 1850.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4289 tonnes per person in 1964.
- How does Malta rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Malta ranks 153rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.9%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.