Emissions from livestock: Emissions … CH4 CO2eq square kilometre in Malta

Malta: Emissions from livestock: Emissions … CH4 CO2eq square kilometre was 0.1891 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1891 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
6th
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.3528 kt per square kilometre
in 1992
All-time low
0.1181 kt per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4, per square in Malta, 1961–2023

0.10.150.20.250.30.35196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

Malta recorded 0.1891 kt per square kilometre for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square in 2023.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square in Malta peaked at 0.3528 kt per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1181 kt per square kilometre, in 1963.

Malta ranks 6th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Emissions from livestock: Emissions … CH4 CO2eq square kilometre in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Malta, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.1322 kt per square kilometre —
1962 0.1286 kt per square kilometre -2.7%
1963 0.1181 kt per square kilometre -8.2%
1964 0.1265 kt per square kilometre +7.1%
1965 0.1251 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
1966 0.1487 kt per square kilometre +18.9%
1967 0.1547 kt per square kilometre +4.0%
1968 0.1619 kt per square kilometre +4.6%
1969 0.1672 kt per square kilometre +3.3%
1970 0.1576 kt per square kilometre -5.7%
1971 0.1643 kt per square kilometre +4.3%
1972 0.1573 kt per square kilometre -4.3%
1973 0.164 kt per square kilometre +4.3%
1974 0.1676 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
1975 0.1736 kt per square kilometre +3.5%
1976 0.202 kt per square kilometre +16.4%
1977 0.211 kt per square kilometre +4.5%
1978 0.2031 kt per square kilometre -3.8%
1979 0.1871 kt per square kilometre -7.9%
1980 0.1709 kt per square kilometre -8.7%
1981 0.1631 kt per square kilometre -4.5%
1982 0.1811 kt per square kilometre +11.0%
1983 0.2171 kt per square kilometre +19.9%
1984 0.2554 kt per square kilometre +17.6%
1985 0.2725 kt per square kilometre +6.7%
1986 0.2851 kt per square kilometre +4.6%
1987 0.2958 kt per square kilometre +3.7%
1988 0.304 kt per square kilometre +2.8%
1989 0.3125 kt per square kilometre +2.8%
1990 0.3212 kt per square kilometre +2.8%
1991 0.3265 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
1992 0.3528 kt per square kilometre +8.1%
1993 0.3509 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
1994 0.3384 kt per square kilometre -3.5%
1995 0.308 kt per square kilometre -9.0%
1996 0.3047 kt per square kilometre -1.1%
1997 0.3153 kt per square kilometre +3.5%
1998 0.2835 kt per square kilometre -10.1%
1999 0.3097 kt per square kilometre +9.2%
2000 0.3016 kt per square kilometre -2.6%
2001 0.2961 kt per square kilometre -1.8%
2002 0.2951 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
2003 0.2935 kt per square kilometre -0.6%
2004 0.2807 kt per square kilometre -4.3%
2005 0.2966 kt per square kilometre +5.7%
2006 0.2949 kt per square kilometre -0.6%
2007 0.2885 kt per square kilometre -2.2%
2008 0.2914 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
2009 0.254 kt per square kilometre -12.9%
2010 0.2444 kt per square kilometre -3.8%
2011 0.2161 kt per square kilometre -11.6%
2012 0.219 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
2013 0.2207 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
2014 0.2168 kt per square kilometre -1.8%
2015 0.2128 kt per square kilometre -1.8%
2016 0.2067 kt per square kilometre -2.9%
2017 0.1963 kt per square kilometre -5.1%
2018 0.1905 kt per square kilometre -3.0%
2019 0.1879 kt per square kilometre -1.4%
2020 0.2015 kt per square kilometre +7.3%
2021 0.1909 kt per square kilometre -5.3%
2022 0.1837 kt per square kilometre -3.8%
2023 0.1891 kt per square kilometre +3.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.1891 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0286 kt per square kilometre, 6.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.1891 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0174 kt per square kilometre, 10.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1403 kt per square kilometre 0.1181 kt per square kilometre 0.1672 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.1788 kt per square kilometre 0.1573 kt per square kilometre 0.211 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.2457 kt per square kilometre 0.1631 kt per square kilometre 0.3125 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.3211 kt per square kilometre 0.2835 kt per square kilometre 0.3528 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.2892 kt per square kilometre 0.254 kt per square kilometre 0.3016 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.2111 kt per square kilometre 0.1879 kt per square kilometre 0.2444 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1913 kt per square kilometre 0.1837 kt per square kilometre 0.2015 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 3 Tuvalu 0.2089 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 4 Belgium 0.2086 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 5 Pakistan 0.2046 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 7 Luxembourg 0.1763 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 8 Denmark 0.156 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 9 India 0.1489 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square in Malta?
Emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square in Malta was 0.1891 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.3528 kt per square kilometre in 1992.
What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1181 kt per square kilometre in 1963.
How does Malta rank for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square?
Malta ranks 6th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
Is emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 9,815 data points, 1961–2023
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Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.