Emissions from livestock: Emissions (CO2eq) … CO2eq square kilometre in Malta

Malta: Emissions from livestock: Emissions (CO2eq) … CO2eq square kilometre was 0.2295 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.2295 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
6th
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.4356 kt per square kilometre
in 1992
All-time low
0.1565 kt per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

00.10.20.30.4196119922023

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

Analysis

Malta recorded 0.2295 kt per square kilometre for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre in 2023.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 0.4356 kt per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1565 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 (CO2eq) … CO2eq square kilometre in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Malta, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.1732 kt per square kilometre —
1962 0.1691 kt per square kilometre -2.4%
1963 0.1565 kt per square kilometre -7.4%
1964 0.1668 kt per square kilometre +6.6%
1965 0.165 kt per square kilometre -1.1%
1966 0.1909 kt per square kilometre +15.7%
1967 0.1981 kt per square kilometre +3.8%
1968 0.2101 kt per square kilometre +6.0%
1969 0.2156 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
1970 0.2044 kt per square kilometre -5.2%
1971 0.2141 kt per square kilometre +4.8%
1972 0.2038 kt per square kilometre -4.8%
1973 0.2112 kt per square kilometre +3.6%
1974 0.2126 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
1975 0.2206 kt per square kilometre +3.8%
1976 0.2556 kt per square kilometre +15.9%
1977 0.2671 kt per square kilometre +4.5%
1978 0.2574 kt per square kilometre -3.6%
1979 0.2413 kt per square kilometre -6.3%
1980 0.2185 kt per square kilometre -9.5%
1981 0.2116 kt per square kilometre -3.2%
1982 0.2313 kt per square kilometre +9.3%
1983 0.273 kt per square kilometre +18.0%
1984 0.3185 kt per square kilometre +16.7%
1985 0.3389 kt per square kilometre +6.4%
1986 0.3543 kt per square kilometre +4.6%
1987 0.3666 kt per square kilometre +3.5%
1988 0.3766 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
1989 0.3869 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
1990 0.3991 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
1991 0.4052 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
1992 0.4356 kt per square kilometre +7.5%
1993 0.4334 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
1994 0.4188 kt per square kilometre -3.4%
1995 0.383 kt per square kilometre -8.5%
1996 0.3782 kt per square kilometre -1.3%
1997 0.3902 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
1998 0.3519 kt per square kilometre -9.8%
1999 0.3829 kt per square kilometre +8.8%
2000 0.3724 kt per square kilometre -2.7%
2001 0.3718 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2002 0.3658 kt per square kilometre -1.6%
2003 0.3678 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
2004 0.35 kt per square kilometre -4.8%
2005 0.3697 kt per square kilometre +5.6%
2006 0.3678 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
2007 0.3606 kt per square kilometre -2.0%
2008 0.3651 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
2009 0.3184 kt per square kilometre -12.8%
2010 0.3055 kt per square kilometre -4.1%
2011 0.2711 kt per square kilometre -11.3%
2012 0.2749 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
2013 0.2762 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2014 0.2721 kt per square kilometre -1.5%
2015 0.2679 kt per square kilometre -1.6%
2016 0.2605 kt per square kilometre -2.8%
2017 0.2476 kt per square kilometre -4.9%
2018 0.2306 kt per square kilometre -6.9%
2019 0.2274 kt per square kilometre -1.4%
2020 0.2529 kt per square kilometre +11.2%
2021 0.2312 kt per square kilometre -8.6%
2022 0.2229 kt per square kilometre -3.6%
2023 0.2295 kt per square kilometre +2.9%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.2295 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.04 kt per square kilometre, 5.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.2295 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0279 kt per square kilometre, 8.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1828 kt per square kilometre 0.1565 kt per square kilometre 0.2156 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.2288 kt per square kilometre 0.2038 kt per square kilometre 0.2671 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.3076 kt per square kilometre 0.2116 kt per square kilometre 0.3869 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.3978 kt per square kilometre 0.3519 kt per square kilometre 0.4356 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.3609 kt per square kilometre 0.3184 kt per square kilometre 0.3724 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.2634 kt per square kilometre 0.2274 kt per square kilometre 0.3055 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.2341 kt per square kilometre 0.2229 kt per square kilometre 0.2529 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 3 Belgium 0.2651 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 4 Pakistan 0.2515 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 5 Tuvalu 0.2486 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 7 Luxembourg 0.2167 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 8 Denmark 0.1991 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 9 India 0.176 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre in Malta?
Emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre in Malta was 0.2295 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.4356 kt per square kilometre in 1992.
What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1565 kt per square kilometre in 1963.
How does Malta rank for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 6th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
Is emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (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) (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) (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.