Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Malta
Malta: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -5.23 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-5.23 million tonnes
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
191st
of 197 countries
All-time high
472,766 tonnes
in 1894
All-time low
-5.23 million tonnes
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Malta, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Malta stood at -5.23 million tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Malta peaked at 472,766 tonnes in 1894 and was at its lowest, -5.23 million tonnes, in 2024.
That places Malta 191st out of 197 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.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Malta, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 31,657 tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 60,859 tonnes | +92.2% |
| 1852 | 87,863 tonnes | +44.4% |
| 1853 | 112,924 tonnes | +28.5% |
| 1854 | 136,191 tonnes | +20.6% |
| 1855 | 157,882 tonnes | +15.9% |
| 1856 | 178,144 tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1857 | 197,087 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1858 | 214,857 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1859 | 231,565 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1860 | 247,137 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1861 | 261,720 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1862 | 275,386 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1863 | 288,247 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1864 | 300,375 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1865 | 311,806 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1866 | 322,615 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1867 | 332,838 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1868 | 342,511 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1869 | 351,671 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1870 | 360,354 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1871 | 368,598 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1872 | 376,439 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1873 | 383,877 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1874 | 390,985 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1875 | 397,727 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1876 | 404,139 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1877 | 410,258 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1878 | 416,084 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1879 | 421,653 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1880 | 426,966 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1881 | 432,022 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1882 | 436,859 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1883 | 441,475 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1884 | 445,872 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1885 | 450,086 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1886 | 454,116 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 457,963 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1888 | 461,627 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1889 | 465,145 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1890 | 467,929 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1891 | 470,055 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 471,557 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1893 | 472,436 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1894 | 472,766 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 472,546 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1896 | 471,850 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1897 | 470,677 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1898 | 469,029 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1899 | 466,940 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1900 | 465,181 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1901 | 463,643 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1902 | 462,324 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1903 | 461,188 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1904 | 460,198 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 459,356 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1906 | 458,660 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1907 | 458,073 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1908 | 457,597 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1909 | 457,231 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 455,618 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1911 | 453,310 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1912 | 450,452 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1913 | 447,118 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1914 | 443,344 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1915 | 439,167 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1916 | 434,624 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1917 | 429,714 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1918 | 424,474 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1919 | 418,942 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1920 | 413,079 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1921 | 406,924 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1922 | 400,512 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1923 | 393,843 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1924 | 386,955 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1925 | 379,810 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1926 | 372,482 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1927 | 364,934 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1928 | 357,203 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1929 | 349,289 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1930 | 339,543 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1931 | 328,111 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1932 | 315,104 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1933 | 300,595 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1934 | 284,693 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1935 | 267,435 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1936 | 248,932 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1937 | 229,256 tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1938 | 208,445 tonnes | -9.1% |
| 1939 | 186,571 tonnes | -10.5% |
| 1940 | 161,802 tonnes | -13.3% |
| 1941 | 134,322 tonnes | -17.0% |
| 1942 | 104,277 tonnes | -22.4% |
| 1943 | 71,851 tonnes | -31.1% |
| 1944 | 37,153 tonnes | -48.3% |
| 1945 | 293.12 tonnes | -99.2% |
| 1946 | -38,619 tonnes | -13275.0% |
| 1947 | -79,472 tonnes | +105.8% |
| 1948 | -122,158 tonnes | +53.7% |
| 1949 | -166,565 tonnes | +36.4% |
| 1950 | -216,286 tonnes | +29.9% |
| 1951 | -270,770 tonnes | +25.2% |
| 1952 | -329,870 tonnes | +21.8% |
| 1953 | -393,770 tonnes | +19.4% |
| 1954 | -462,727 tonnes | +17.5% |
| 1955 | -536,849 tonnes | +16.0% |
| 1956 | -616,028 tonnes | +14.7% |
| 1957 | -699,824 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 1958 | -787,467 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1959 | -877,931 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1960 | -963,339 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1961 | -1.06 million tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1962 | -1.18 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1963 | -1.31 million tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1964 | -1.45 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1965 | -1.58 million tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1966 | -1.71 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1967 | -1.83 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1968 | -1.94 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1969 | -2.04 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1970 | -2.15 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1971 | -2.24 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1972 | -2.33 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1973 | -2.42 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1974 | -2.52 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1975 | -2.62 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1976 | -2.64 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1977 | -2.69 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1978 | -2.75 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1979 | -2.83 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1980 | -2.91 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1981 | -2.98 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1982 | -3.05 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1983 | -3.12 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1984 | -3.19 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1985 | -3.25 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1986 | -3.31 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1987 | -3.36 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1988 | -3.42 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1989 | -3.47 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1990 | -3.52 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1991 | -3.56 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1992 | -3.60 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1993 | -3.65 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1994 | -3.73 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1995 | -3.80 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1996 | -3.90 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1997 | -4.00 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1998 | -4.10 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1999 | -4.20 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2000 | -4.21 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2001 | -4.26 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2002 | -4.28 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2003 | -4.33 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2004 | -4.40 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2005 | -4.47 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2006 | -4.53 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2007 | -4.60 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2008 | -4.66 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2009 | -4.62 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2010 | -4.64 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2011 | -4.67 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2012 | -4.70 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2013 | -4.73 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2014 | -4.77 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2015 | -4.78 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2016 | -4.81 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2017 | -4.84 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2018 | -4.87 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2019 | -4.92 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2020 | -4.98 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2021 | -5.04 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2022 | -5.10 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2023 | -5.16 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2024 | -5.23 million tonnes | +1.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's -5.23 million tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 323.46 million tonnes. (64 countries reporting)
- Malta's -5.23 million tonnes is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 84.69 million tonnes. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | -13275.0% | 293.12 tonnes | -38,619 tonnes |
| 1947 | -105.8% | -38,619 tonnes | -79,472 tonnes |
| 1945 | -99.2% | 37,153 tonnes | 293.12 tonnes |
| 1851 | +92.2% | 31,657 tonnes | 60,859 tonnes |
| 1948 | -53.7% | -79,472 tonnes | -122,158 tonnes |
| 1944 | -48.3% | 71,851 tonnes | 37,153 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 140,903 tonnes | 31,657 tonnes | 231,565 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 303,431 tonnes | 247,137 tonnes | 351,671 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 393,011 tonnes | 360,354 tonnes | 421,653 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 447,213 tonnes | 426,966 tonnes | 465,145 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 470,578 tonnes | 466,940 tonnes | 472,766 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 460,345 tonnes | 457,231 tonnes | 465,181 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 439,676 tonnes | 418,942 tonnes | 455,618 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 382,503 tonnes | 349,289 tonnes | 413,079 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 270,868 tonnes | 186,571 tonnes | 339,543 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 10,288 tonnes | -166,565 tonnes | 161,802 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | -519,152 tonnes | -877,931 tonnes | -216,286 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.51 million tonnes | -2.04 million tonnes | -963,339 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.52 million tonnes | -2.83 million tonnes | -2.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.21 million tonnes | -3.47 million tonnes | -2.91 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.81 million tonnes | -4.20 million tonnes | -3.52 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.44 million tonnes | -4.66 million tonnes | -4.21 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.77 million tonnes | -4.92 million tonnes | -4.64 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.10 million tonnes | -5.23 million tonnes | -4.98 million tonnes | 5 |
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- 188 Grenada -1.85 million tonnes compare
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Malta?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Malta was -5.23 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 from land-use change recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 472,766 tonnes in 1894.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.23 million tonnes in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Malta ranks 191st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.