Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Malta
Malta: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 106.16 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Malta, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Malta recorded 106.16 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Malta peaked at 106.16 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 195,768 tonnes, in 1950.
That places Malta 165th out of 194 regions 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.15 million tonnes | 195,768 tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.82 million tonnes | 2.49 million tonnes | 5.64 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.26 million tonnes | 6.20 million tonnes | 12.63 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.25 million tonnes | 13.58 million tonnes | 26.55 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.91 million tonnes | 28.93 million tonnes | 51.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.68 million tonnes | 53.46 million tonnes | 77.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.15 million tonnes | 80.26 million tonnes | 97.99 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.81 million tonnes | 99.53 million tonnes | 106.16 million tonnes | 5 |
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- 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Malta?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Malta was 106.16 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 106.16 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 195,768 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Malta rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Malta ranks 165th out of 194 regions with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.