Electricity — Emissions in Malta
Malta: Electricity — Emissions was 14.75 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Emissions in Malta, 2007–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Malta recorded 14.75 kt for electricity — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in Malta peaked at 14.75 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2007.
Malta ranks 107th of 142 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Electricity — Emissions in Malta, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 kt | — |
| 2008 | 0 kt | — |
| 2009 | 0.85 kt | — |
| 2010 | 9.35 kt | +1000.0% |
| 2011 | 8.5 kt | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 9.59 kt | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 9.47 kt | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 10.33 kt | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 10.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.33 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.85 kt | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 14.04 kt | +29.3% |
| 2019 | 13.66 kt | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 14.65 kt | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 14.36 kt | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 14.75 kt | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 14.75 kt | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 14.75 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 261.56 kt, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Malta's 14.75 kt is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,301 kt, 1% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity — Emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +1000.0% | 0.85 kt | 9.35 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2833 kt | 0 kt | 0.85 kt | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.64 kt | 8.5 kt | 14.04 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.63 kt | 14.36 kt | 14.75 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 electricity — emissions in Malta?
- Electricity — emissions in Malta was 14.75 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — emissions recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 14.75 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2007.
- How does Malta rank for electricity — emissions?
- Malta ranks 107th out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Electricity — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.