Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Malta
Malta: Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land was 19.09 t CO2eq/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Malta, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/ha.
Analysis
Malta recorded 19.09 t CO2eq/ha for farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Malta peaked at 19.09 t CO2eq/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.09 t CO2eq/ha, in 1990.
Malta ranks 5th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Malta, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.09 t CO2eq/ha | — |
| 1991 | 10.23 t CO2eq/ha | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 11 t CO2eq/ha | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 10.95 t CO2eq/ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 10.59 t CO2eq/ha | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 11.67 t CO2eq/ha | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 11.37 t CO2eq/ha | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 12.93 t CO2eq/ha | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 13.35 t CO2eq/ha | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 14.02 t CO2eq/ha | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 13.84 t CO2eq/ha | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 12.36 t CO2eq/ha | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 12.18 t CO2eq/ha | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 11.71 t CO2eq/ha | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 11.61 t CO2eq/ha | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 13.19 t CO2eq/ha | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 13.18 t CO2eq/ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 12.88 t CO2eq/ha | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 12.95 t CO2eq/ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 13.3 t CO2eq/ha | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 12.15 t CO2eq/ha | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 11.29 t CO2eq/ha | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 11.93 t CO2eq/ha | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 11.36 t CO2eq/ha | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 11.34 t CO2eq/ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 10.9 t CO2eq/ha | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 10.79 t CO2eq/ha | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.88 t CO2eq/ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.68 t CO2eq/ha | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 13.71 t CO2eq/ha | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 15.97 t CO2eq/ha | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 16.09 t CO2eq/ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 17.86 t CO2eq/ha | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 19.09 t CO2eq/ha | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.62 t CO2eq/ha | 10.09 t CO2eq/ha | 14.02 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.72 t CO2eq/ha | 11.61 t CO2eq/ha | 13.84 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7 t CO2eq/ha | 10.79 t CO2eq/ha | 13.71 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.25 t CO2eq/ha | 15.97 t CO2eq/ha | 19.09 t CO2eq/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 2 Suriname 25.94 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 2 Melanesia 12.03 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 3 Singapore 24.36 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 3 Viet Nam 6.75 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.46 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 4 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 19.38 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 6 Republic of Korea 18.24 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 3.29 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 7 Papua New Guinea 17.91 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 7 Polynesia 2.84 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.45 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 8 United Arab Emirates 13.56 t CO2eq/ha compare
More climate change data for Malta
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0028 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Malta?
- Farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Malta was 19.09 t CO2eq/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 19.09 t CO2eq/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.09 t CO2eq/ha in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land?
- Malta ranks 5th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. 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 Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.