Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Malta
Malta: Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) was 0.0002 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Packaging — Emissions in Malta, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Malta stood at 0.0002 kt. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 79.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Malta peaked at 0.0002 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2017.
That places Malta 114th out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Malta, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0001 kt | — |
| 2011 | 0.0001 kt | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kt | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 kt | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 kt | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 kt | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0 kt | -64.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 kt | +308.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 kt | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 kt | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 kt | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 kt | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 kt | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.0002 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.006 kt, 3% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.0002 kt is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0019 kt, 11% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +308.3% | 0 kt | 0.0001 kt |
| 2017 | -64.7% | 0.0001 kt | 0 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0001 kt | 0 kt | 0.0002 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 kt | 0.0002 kt | 0.0002 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 111 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0003 kt compare
- 112 Nauru 0.0002 kt
- 112 Micronesia 0.0002 kt
- 115 Burkina Faso 0.0002 kt compare
- 116 Jordan 0.0002 kt compare
- 117 Montenegro 0.0002 kt compare
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 food packaging — emissions in Malta?
- Food packaging — emissions in Malta was 0.0002 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Malta ranks 114th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.6%. 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 Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.