Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malta?

Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Malta

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Malta
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Malta: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.0042 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0042 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 8.2%

World rank

184th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.0256 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1971

All-time low

0.0042 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Malta, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Malta recorded 0.0042 tonnes per US$ of GDP for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Malta peaked at 0.0256 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0042 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

That places Malta 184th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Malta, 1970 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0247 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0256 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1972	0.0255 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1973	0.0238 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1974	0.0236 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1975	0.0199 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
1976	0.0193 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1977	0.0175 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1978	0.0149 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.9%
1979	0.0126 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.2%
1980	0.0109 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
1981	0.0118 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
1982	0.0129 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
1983	0.0144 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.1%
1984	0.0164 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+14.0%
1985	0.0172 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
1986	0.0144 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.3%
1987	0.0128 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
1988	0.0121 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1989	0.0125 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1990	0.0114 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1991	0.0113 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1992	0.0111 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1993	0.0134 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+21.0%
1994	0.0129 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1995	0.0111 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
1996	0.0114 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1997	0.0122 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
1998	0.0121 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1999	0.0124 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
2000	0.0132 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
2001	0.0138 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
2002	0.0132 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2003	0.0114 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
2004	0.0106 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
2005	0.0105 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2006	0.0103 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2007	0.0092 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
2008	0.0082 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
2009	0.0089 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
2010	0.0088 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2011	0.0085 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2012	0.0089 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2013	0.0081 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2014	0.0076 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2015	0.0081 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
2016	0.0078 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2017	0.0067 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
2018	0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
2019	0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2020	0.0061 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2021	0.0051 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
2022	0.0054 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
2023	0.0046 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.9%
2024	0.0042 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.2%

Malta compared with similar countries

Malta's 0.0042 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0173 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 25% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Malta's 0.0042 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0209 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 20% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0207 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0126 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0256 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0135 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0109 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0172 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0119 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0111 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0134 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0109 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0082 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0138 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0076 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0089 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0051 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0042 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0061 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Malta

181 Palestine 0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
182 Maldives 0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
183 Grenada 0.0045 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
185 Andorra 0.0042 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
186 Ireland 0.0042 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
187 Singapore 0.0039 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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)

All data for Malta →

Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Malta?: Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Malta was 0.0042 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 0.0256 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1971.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0042 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Malta rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Malta ranks 184th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malta?: Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.