Per capita ghg emissions in Malta
Malta: Per capita ghg emissions was 3.54 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.54
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
127th
of 199 countries
All-time high
8.19
in 1993
All-time low
0.1698
in 1941
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Malta, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 3.54 for per capita ghg emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Malta peaked at 8.19 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1698, in 1941.
Malta ranks 127th of 199 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.
Per capita ghg emissions in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.2936 | — |
| 1851 | 0.2866 | -2.4% |
| 1852 | 0.2803 | -2.2% |
| 1853 | 0.2745 | -2.1% |
| 1854 | 0.2692 | -1.9% |
| 1855 | 0.2643 | -1.8% |
| 1856 | 0.2598 | -1.7% |
| 1857 | 0.2556 | -1.6% |
| 1858 | 0.2518 | -1.5% |
| 1859 | 0.2481 | -1.4% |
| 1860 | 0.2445 | -1.5% |
| 1861 | 0.2412 | -1.3% |
| 1862 | 0.2383 | -1.2% |
| 1863 | 0.2355 | -1.2% |
| 1864 | 0.233 | -1.1% |
| 1865 | 0.2306 | -1.0% |
| 1866 | 0.2284 | -1.0% |
| 1867 | 0.2262 | -1.0% |
| 1868 | 0.2242 | -0.9% |
| 1869 | 0.2223 | -0.8% |
| 1870 | 0.2205 | -0.8% |
| 1871 | 0.219 | -0.7% |
| 1872 | 0.2179 | -0.5% |
| 1873 | 0.2171 | -0.4% |
| 1874 | 0.2166 | -0.2% |
| 1875 | 0.2161 | -0.2% |
| 1876 | 0.2158 | -0.2% |
| 1877 | 0.2155 | -0.1% |
| 1878 | 0.2152 | -0.2% |
| 1879 | 0.2147 | -0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.214 | -0.3% |
| 1881 | 0.2132 | -0.4% |
| 1882 | 0.2125 | -0.3% |
| 1883 | 0.2119 | -0.3% |
| 1884 | 0.2112 | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 0.2106 | -0.3% |
| 1886 | 0.21 | -0.3% |
| 1887 | 0.2094 | -0.3% |
| 1888 | 0.2088 | -0.3% |
| 1889 | 0.2083 | -0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.2053 | -1.4% |
| 1891 | 0.2054 | +0.1% |
| 1892 | 0.2054 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.2054 | -0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.2053 | -0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.2051 | -0.1% |
| 1896 | 0.205 | -0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.2047 | -0.2% |
| 1898 | 0.2042 | -0.2% |
| 1899 | 0.2036 | -0.3% |
| 1900 | 0.2041 | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 0.2043 | +0.1% |
| 1902 | 0.2045 | +0.1% |
| 1903 | 0.2044 | -0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.2042 | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 0.204 | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 0.2038 | -0.1% |
| 1907 | 0.2035 | -0.1% |
| 1908 | 0.2034 | -0.1% |
| 1909 | 0.2036 | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.2021 | -0.7% |
| 1911 | 0.2019 | -0.1% |
| 1912 | 0.2018 | -0.1% |
| 1913 | 0.2021 | +0.1% |
| 1914 | 0.2027 | +0.3% |
| 1915 | 0.2033 | +0.3% |
| 1916 | 0.2039 | +0.3% |
| 1917 | 0.2046 | +0.3% |
| 1918 | 0.2051 | +0.2% |
| 1919 | 0.2053 | +0.1% |
| 1920 | 0.205 | -0.1% |
| 1921 | 0.2047 | -0.2% |
| 1922 | 0.204 | -0.3% |
| 1923 | 0.2033 | -0.4% |
| 1924 | 0.2025 | -0.4% |
| 1925 | 0.2019 | -0.3% |
| 1926 | 0.2012 | -0.3% |
| 1927 | 0.2007 | -0.3% |
| 1928 | 0.2004 | -0.2% |
| 1929 | 0.1998 | -0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.1964 | -1.7% |
| 1931 | 0.1931 | -1.7% |
| 1932 | 0.1898 | -1.7% |
| 1933 | 0.1866 | -1.7% |
| 1934 | 0.1836 | -1.6% |
| 1935 | 0.1807 | -1.6% |
| 1936 | 0.179 | -0.9% |
| 1937 | 0.1774 | -0.9% |
| 1938 | 0.176 | -0.8% |
| 1939 | 0.1743 | -1.0% |
| 1940 | 0.1701 | -2.4% |
| 1941 | 0.1698 | -0.2% |
| 1942 | 0.1715 | +1.0% |
| 1943 | 0.1748 | +1.9% |
| 1944 | 0.1795 | +2.7% |
| 1945 | 0.1858 | +3.5% |
| 1946 | 0.1923 | +3.5% |
| 1947 | 0.1983 | +3.1% |
| 1948 | 0.2042 | +3.0% |
| 1949 | 0.2087 | +2.2% |
| 1950 | 1.04 | +399.4% |
| 1951 | 1.06 | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 0.9923 | -6.2% |
| 1953 | 0.9412 | -5.2% |
| 1954 | 1.17 | +24.5% |
| 1955 | 1.26 | +7.3% |
| 1956 | 1.1 | -12.3% |
| 1957 | 1.13 | +2.7% |
| 1958 | 1.18 | +4.0% |
| 1959 | 1.35 | +14.9% |
| 1960 | 1.21 | -10.3% |
| 1961 | 1.07 | -11.8% |
| 1962 | 1.16 | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 1.39 | +19.1% |
| 1964 | 1.65 | +19.2% |
| 1965 | 1.59 | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 1.45 | -8.7% |
| 1967 | 1.81 | +24.7% |
| 1968 | 2.19 | +21.3% |
| 1969 | 2.25 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 2.28 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 2.28 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 2.82 | +23.8% |
| 1973 | 2.71 | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 2.49 | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 2.26 | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 2.65 | +17.2% |
| 1977 | 2.74 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 3.1 | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 2.97 | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 3.28 | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 3.6 | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 4.1 | +13.7% |
| 1983 | 3.21 | -21.6% |
| 1984 | 4.29 | +33.6% |
| 1985 | 3.81 | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 4.63 | +21.5% |
| 1987 | 5.65 | +21.9% |
| 1988 | 6.05 | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 6.44 | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 7.1 | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 6.63 | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 6.66 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 8.19 | +22.9% |
| 1994 | 7.48 | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 6.87 | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 6.99 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 7 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 6.86 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 6.94 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 6.7 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 7.3 | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 7.29 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 7.76 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 7.42 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 6.94 | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 6.95 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 7.12 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 7.1 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.76 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 6.85 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 6.81 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 6.9 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 6.12 | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 6 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 4.27 | -28.8% |
| 2016 | 3.48 | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 3.73 | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 3.61 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 3.66 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 3.45 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 3.44 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 3.71 | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 3.66 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 3.54 | -3.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 3.54 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.8, 45% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Malta's 3.54 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.73, 75% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +399.4% | 0.2087 | 1.04 |
| 1984 | +33.6% | 3.21 | 4.29 |
| 2015 | -28.8% | 6 | 4.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2684 | 0.2481 | 0.2936 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2324 | 0.2223 | 0.2445 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2169 | 0.2147 | 0.2205 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.211 | 0.2083 | 0.214 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2049 | 0.2036 | 0.2054 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.204 | 0.2034 | 0.2045 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2033 | 0.2018 | 0.2053 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2024 | 0.1998 | 0.205 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1837 | 0.1743 | 0.1964 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1855 | 0.1698 | 0.2087 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.12 | 0.9412 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.58 | 1.07 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.63 | 2.26 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.51 | 3.21 | 6.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.07 | 6.63 | 8.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.13 | 6.7 | 7.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.14 | 3.48 | 6.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.56 | 3.44 | 3.71 | 5 |
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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 per capita ghg emissions in Malta?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Malta was 3.54 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 8.19 in 1993.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1698 in 1941.
- How does Malta rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Malta ranks 127th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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