Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malta
Malta: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) was 6.74 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malta, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Malta stood at 6.74 kt. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 103.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Malta peaked at 6.74 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.14 kt, in 2017.
That places Malta 99th out of 120 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 (CO2eq) in Malta, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.7 kt | — |
| 2011 | 3.93 kt | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 3.9 kt | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 3.32 kt | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 3.31 kt | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.1 kt | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 3.1 kt | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.14 kt | -30.8% |
| 2018 | 4.9 kt | +128.5% |
| 2019 | 5.95 kt | +21.6% |
| 2020 | 6.35 kt | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 6.52 kt | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 6.74 kt | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 6.74 kt | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 6.74 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 167.56 kt, 4% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Malta's 6.74 kt is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91.35 kt, 7% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 | +128.5% | 2.14 kt | 4.9 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.73 kt | 2.14 kt | 5.95 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.59 kt | 6.35 kt | 6.74 kt | 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 (co2eq) in Malta?
- Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Malta was 6.74 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 6.74 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 kt in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
- Malta ranks 99th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.3%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.