Consumption-based carbon intensity in Malta
Malta: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.881 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Malta, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption-based carbon intensity in Malta stood at 0.881 kilograms per international-$.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Malta peaked at 1.16 kilograms per international-$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.412 kilograms per international-$, in 2005.
Malta ranks 1st of 119 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5989 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4875 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6852 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.624 kilograms per international-$ | 0.412 kilograms per international-$ | 0.822 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8921 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6683 kilograms per international-$ | 1.16 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.905 kilograms per international-$ | 0.881 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9491 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
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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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Malta?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Malta was 0.881 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 kilograms per international-$ in 2016.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.412 kilograms per international-$ in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Malta ranks 1st out of 119 regions with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).