Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases in Malta
Malta: Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases was 0.2233 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square in Malta, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Malta stood at 0.2233 kt per square kilometre.
The figure is down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Malta peaked at 0.3502 kt per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1990.
Malta ranks 10th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases in Malta, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +502.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +1124.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -59.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | +436.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0128 kt per square kilometre | +67.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0179 kt per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0211 kt per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0316 kt per square kilometre | +49.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0295 kt per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1033 kt per square kilometre | +250.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1028 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.123 kt per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1549 kt per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1761 kt per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 0.206 kt per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2701 kt per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2946 kt per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3184 kt per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3392 kt per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3502 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3487 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3132 kt per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2722 kt per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2462 kt per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2233 kt per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2233 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2233 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.2233 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0084 kt per square kilometre, 26.5× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.2233 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0063 kt per square kilometre, 35.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +1124.6% | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +502.1% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +436.9% | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +250.3% | 0.0295 kt per square kilometre | 0.1033 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0604 kt per square kilometre | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | 0.1549 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2889 kt per square kilometre | 0.1761 kt per square kilometre | 0.3502 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.229 kt per square kilometre | 0.2233 kt per square kilometre | 0.2462 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 7 Israel 0.2548 kt per square kilometre compare
- 8 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2398 kt per square kilometre compare
- 9 Barbados 0.2382 kt per square kilometre compare
- 11 Aruba 0.212 kt per square kilometre compare
- 12 Qatar 0.2025 kt per square kilometre compare
- 13 Lebanon 0.1924 kt per square kilometre 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 retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Malta?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Malta was 0.2233 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3502 kt per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square?
- Malta ranks 10th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (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.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 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 Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (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.