Co2 land use per capita in Malta
Malta: Co2 land use per capita was -0.1277 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.1277
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
153rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.1975
in 1850
All-time low
-0.4289
in 1964
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Malta, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded -0.1277 for co2 land use 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, co2 land use per capita in Malta peaked at 0.1975 in 1850 and was at its lowest, -0.4289, 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.
Co2 land use per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1975 | — |
| 1851 | 0.1813 | -8.2% |
| 1852 | 0.1668 | -8.0% |
| 1853 | 0.154 | -7.7% |
| 1854 | 0.1423 | -7.6% |
| 1855 | 0.132 | -7.2% |
| 1856 | 0.1226 | -7.1% |
| 1857 | 0.1141 | -7.0% |
| 1858 | 0.1065 | -6.7% |
| 1859 | 0.0996 | -6.5% |
| 1860 | 0.0924 | -7.3% |
| 1861 | 0.0861 | -6.8% |
| 1862 | 0.0803 | -6.8% |
| 1863 | 0.0751 | -6.4% |
| 1864 | 0.0705 | -6.2% |
| 1865 | 0.0661 | -6.2% |
| 1866 | 0.0622 | -5.9% |
| 1867 | 0.0585 | -5.9% |
| 1868 | 0.0551 | -5.9% |
| 1869 | 0.0519 | -5.8% |
| 1870 | 0.049 | -5.7% |
| 1871 | 0.0463 | -5.5% |
| 1872 | 0.0438 | -5.4% |
| 1873 | 0.0413 | -5.6% |
| 1874 | 0.0393 | -4.9% |
| 1875 | 0.0371 | -5.6% |
| 1876 | 0.0351 | -5.4% |
| 1877 | 0.0333 | -5.1% |
| 1878 | 0.0316 | -5.3% |
| 1879 | 0.03 | -4.9% |
| 1880 | 0.0285 | -5.1% |
| 1881 | 0.027 | -5.3% |
| 1882 | 0.0257 | -4.8% |
| 1883 | 0.0244 | -5.0% |
| 1884 | 0.0231 | -5.2% |
| 1885 | 0.022 | -4.6% |
| 1886 | 0.021 | -4.8% |
| 1887 | 0.0199 | -5.0% |
| 1888 | 0.0189 | -5.2% |
| 1889 | 0.018 | -4.5% |
| 1890 | 0.0142 | -21.2% |
| 1891 | 0.0108 | -24.1% |
| 1892 | 0.0076 | -29.7% |
| 1893 | 0.0044 | -41.8% |
| 1894 | 0.0016 | -62.7% |
| 1895 | -0.0011 | -166.3% |
| 1896 | -0.0034 | +215.1% |
| 1897 | -0.0058 | +67.6% |
| 1898 | -0.0081 | +39.9% |
| 1899 | -0.0102 | +26.0% |
| 1900 | -0.0085 | -16.2% |
| 1901 | -0.0074 | -12.9% |
| 1902 | -0.0063 | -14.7% |
| 1903 | -0.0054 | -14.3% |
| 1904 | -0.0047 | -13.3% |
| 1905 | -0.004 | -15.2% |
| 1906 | -0.0033 | -17.8% |
| 1907 | -0.0027 | -16.2% |
| 1908 | -0.0022 | -19.2% |
| 1909 | -0.0017 | -23.3% |
| 1910 | -0.0075 | +339.2% |
| 1911 | -0.0107 | +43.1% |
| 1912 | -0.0133 | +24.0% |
| 1913 | -0.0155 | +17.0% |
| 1914 | -0.0176 | +13.5% |
| 1915 | -0.0195 | +11.0% |
| 1916 | -0.0213 | +9.1% |
| 1917 | -0.0231 | +8.4% |
| 1918 | -0.0247 | +6.9% |
| 1919 | -0.026 | +5.6% |
| 1920 | -0.0276 | +5.8% |
| 1921 | -0.0288 | +4.6% |
| 1922 | -0.0299 | +3.6% |
| 1923 | -0.0309 | +3.3% |
| 1924 | -0.0317 | +2.6% |
| 1925 | -0.0326 | +3.0% |
| 1926 | -0.0332 | +1.9% |
| 1927 | -0.034 | +2.3% |
| 1928 | -0.0346 | +1.7% |
| 1929 | -0.0351 | +1.6% |
| 1930 | -0.0429 | +22.1% |
| 1931 | -0.0498 | +16.2% |
| 1932 | -0.0561 | +12.6% |
| 1933 | -0.0618 | +10.3% |
| 1934 | -0.067 | +8.4% |
| 1935 | -0.0719 | +7.3% |
| 1936 | -0.0762 | +6.0% |
| 1937 | -0.0801 | +5.1% |
| 1938 | -0.0838 | +4.6% |
| 1939 | -0.087 | +3.9% |
| 1940 | -0.0973 | +11.8% |
| 1941 | -0.1066 | +9.5% |
| 1942 | -0.1149 | +7.8% |
| 1943 | -0.1222 | +6.4% |
| 1944 | -0.1289 | +5.5% |
| 1945 | -0.135 | +4.7% |
| 1946 | -0.1404 | +4.1% |
| 1947 | -0.1453 | +3.5% |
| 1948 | -0.1497 | +3.0% |
| 1949 | -0.1538 | +2.7% |
| 1950 | -0.1687 | +9.7% |
| 1951 | -0.1813 | +7.5% |
| 1952 | -0.1938 | +6.9% |
| 1953 | -0.2066 | +6.6% |
| 1954 | -0.2198 | +6.4% |
| 1955 | -0.233 | +6.0% |
| 1956 | -0.2455 | +5.4% |
| 1957 | -0.2565 | +4.5% |
| 1958 | -0.2661 | +3.7% |
| 1959 | -0.2738 | +2.9% |
| 1960 | -0.2582 | -5.7% |
| 1961 | -0.3043 | +17.9% |
| 1962 | -0.3479 | +14.3% |
| 1963 | -0.3893 | +11.9% |
| 1964 | -0.4289 | +10.2% |
| 1965 | -0.4061 | -5.3% |
| 1966 | -0.3857 | -5.0% |
| 1967 | -0.3668 | -4.9% |
| 1968 | -0.3476 | -5.2% |
| 1969 | -0.3282 | -5.6% |
| 1970 | -0.31 | -5.6% |
| 1971 | -0.293 | -5.5% |
| 1972 | -0.2771 | -5.4% |
| 1973 | -0.2619 | -5.5% |
| 1974 | -0.3092 | +18.1% |
| 1975 | -0.2905 | -6.0% |
| 1976 | -0.0652 | -77.5% |
| 1977 | -0.1603 | +145.7% |
| 1978 | -0.1746 | +8.9% |
| 1979 | -0.234 | +34.0% |
| 1980 | -0.2237 | -4.4% |
| 1981 | -0.2134 | -4.6% |
| 1982 | -0.2031 | -4.8% |
| 1983 | -0.1932 | -4.9% |
| 1984 | -0.1835 | -5.0% |
| 1985 | -0.1742 | -5.1% |
| 1986 | -0.1652 | -5.2% |
| 1987 | -0.1563 | -5.4% |
| 1988 | -0.148 | -5.3% |
| 1989 | -0.1398 | -5.5% |
| 1990 | -0.1322 | -5.5% |
| 1991 | -0.1248 | -5.6% |
| 1992 | -0.116 | -7.0% |
| 1993 | -0.1084 | -6.6% |
| 1994 | -0.2128 | +96.3% |
| 1995 | -0.1953 | -8.2% |
| 1996 | -0.2395 | +22.6% |
| 1997 | -0.2776 | +15.9% |
| 1998 | -0.2562 | -7.7% |
| 1999 | -0.2417 | -5.7% |
| 2000 | -0.0202 | -91.6% |
| 2001 | -0.1223 | +504.2% |
| 2002 | -0.0557 | -54.5% |
| 2003 | -0.1259 | +126.3% |
| 2004 | -0.1682 | +33.6% |
| 2005 | -0.1631 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | -0.158 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | -0.1508 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | -0.1441 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0855 | -159.3% |
| 2010 | -0.0378 | -144.2% |
| 2011 | -0.0669 | +76.9% |
| 2012 | -0.0775 | +15.8% |
| 2013 | -0.0776 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | -0.0774 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | -0.0417 | -46.2% |
| 2016 | -0.0586 | +40.6% |
| 2017 | -0.0594 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | -0.0576 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | -0.108 | +87.4% |
| 2020 | -0.1152 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | -0.1085 | -5.8% |
| 2022 | -0.1159 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | -0.1223 | +5.5% |
| 2024 | -0.1277 | +4.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's -0.1277 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0069. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use 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 | -0.1223 |
| 1910 | -339.2% | -0.0017 | -0.0075 |
| 1896 | -215.1% | -0.0011 | -0.0034 |
| 2009 | +159.3% | -0.1441 | 0.0855 |
| 1895 | -166.3% | 0.0016 | -0.0011 |
| 1977 | -145.7% | -0.0652 | -0.1603 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1417 | 0.0996 | 0.1975 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0698 | 0.0519 | 0.0924 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0387 | 0.03 | 0.049 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0228 | 0.018 | 0.0285 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.001 | -0.0102 | 0.0142 | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.0046 | -0.0085 | -0.0017 | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.0179 | -0.026 | -0.0075 | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.0318 | -0.0351 | -0.0276 | 10 |
| 1930s | -0.0677 | -0.087 | -0.0429 | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.1294 | -0.1538 | -0.0973 | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.2245 | -0.2738 | -0.1687 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.3563 | -0.4289 | -0.2582 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.2376 | -0.31 | -0.0652 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.18 | -0.2237 | -0.1398 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1905 | -0.2776 | -0.1084 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1023 | -0.1682 | 0.0855 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0662 | -0.108 | -0.0378 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1179 | -0.1277 | -0.1085 | 5 |
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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 co2 land use per capita in Malta?
- Co2 land use per capita in Malta was -0.1277 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1975 in 1850.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4289 in 1964.
- How does Malta rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Malta ranks 153rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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