Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (CO2 square) in Malta
Malta: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (CO2 square) was 0.0213 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Malta, 2010–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Malta is 0.0213 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 106.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 0.0213 kt per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 kt per square kilometre, in 2017.
That places Malta 4th out of 118 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (CO2 square) in Malta, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0115 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 0.0122 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0121 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | +128.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0186 kt per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0198 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0206 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0213 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0213 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.0213 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0023 kt per square kilometre, 9.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.0213 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0003 kt per square kilometre, 85.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (CO2 square) 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 | +128.4% | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0116 kt per square kilometre | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | 0.0186 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0208 kt per square kilometre | 0.0198 kt per square kilometre | 0.0213 kt per square kilometre | 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 food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Malta?
- Food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Malta was 0.0213 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0213 kt per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 kt per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 4th out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.6%. 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 Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) 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.
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Food Packaging — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2) 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.