Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Malta
Malta: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 26.82 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Malta, 1990–2023
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 26.82 tonnes per person for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and up 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Malta peaked at 34.92 tonnes per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.41 tonnes per person, in 1991.
Malta ranks 3rd of 120 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.34 tonnes per person | 8.41 tonnes per person | 11.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.21 tonnes per person | 8.81 tonnes per person | 16.68 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1 tonnes per person | 17.01 tonnes per person | 34.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.62 tonnes per person | 26.15 tonnes per person | 30.99 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 1 Singapore 32.29 tonnes per person compare
- 2 Qatar 27.6 tonnes per person compare
- 4 Kuwait 25.28 tonnes per person compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 23.31 tonnes per person compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 19.66 tonnes per person 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Malta?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Malta was 26.82 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 34.92 tonnes per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.41 tonnes per person in 1991.
- How does Malta rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Malta ranks 3rd out of 120 regions with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.7%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.