IPPU — Emissions per capita in Malta
Malta: IPPU — Emissions per capita was 0.31 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ◆ Volatile
IPPU — Emissions per capita in Malta, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ippu — emissions per capita in Malta is 0.31 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ippu — emissions per capita in Malta peaked at 0.45 t CO2eq/cap in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.02 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
Malta ranks 98th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
IPPU — Emissions per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +66.7% |
| 2005 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +60.0% |
| 2006 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +112.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | -3.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.31 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.57 t CO2eq/cap, 54% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.31 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.51 t CO2eq/cap, 61% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPPU — Emissions per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +112.5% | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2004 | +66.7% | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2005 | +60.0% | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap |
| 1998 | +50.0% | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.022 t CO2eq/cap | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.111 t CO2eq/cap | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.396 t CO2eq/cap | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3225 t CO2eq/cap | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 96 Syrian Arab Republic 0.32 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 96 Syria 0.32 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 98 Azerbaijan 0.31 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 98 Republic of Moldova 0.31 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 98 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.31 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 98 Moldova 0.31 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 98 United Kingdom 0.31 t CO2eq/cap 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 ippu — emissions per capita in Malta?
- Ippu — emissions per capita in Malta was 0.31 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.45 t CO2eq/cap in 2016.
- What is the lowest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for ippu — emissions per capita?
- Malta ranks 98th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ippu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPPU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.