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Per capita methane emissions in Malta

Malta: Per capita methane emissions was 0.3058 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.3058
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
187th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.5782
in 2011
All-time low
0.1693
in 1908
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Malta, 1850–2024

0.20.30.40.50.6185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Malta stood at 0.3058.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Malta peaked at 0.5782 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1693, in 1908.

Malta ranks 187th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Per capita methane emissions in Malta, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1815 —
1851 0.1812 -0.1%
1852 0.181 -0.1%
1853 0.1807 -0.1%
1854 0.1805 -0.1%
1855 0.1802 -0.1%
1856 0.1799 -0.1%
1857 0.1797 -0.2%
1858 0.1794 -0.2%
1859 0.1791 -0.2%
1860 0.1788 -0.2%
1861 0.1787 -0.1%
1862 0.1785 -0.1%
1863 0.1783 -0.1%
1864 0.1781 -0.1%
1865 0.178 -0.1%
1866 0.1778 -0.1%
1867 0.1775 -0.1%
1868 0.1773 -0.1%
1869 0.177 -0.1%
1870 0.1767 -0.1%
1871 0.1765 -0.1%
1872 0.1762 -0.2%
1873 0.1759 -0.2%
1874 0.1756 -0.2%
1875 0.1753 -0.2%
1876 0.175 -0.2%
1877 0.1747 -0.1%
1878 0.1745 -0.1%
1879 0.1742 -0.1%
1880 0.174 -0.1%
1881 0.1737 -0.1%
1882 0.1736 -0.1%
1883 0.1735 -0.1%
1884 0.1733 -0.1%
1885 0.1732 -0.1%
1886 0.173 -0.1%
1887 0.1728 -0.1%
1888 0.1726 -0.1%
1889 0.1724 -0.1%
1890 0.1722 -0.1%
1891 0.1721 -0.1%
1892 0.1719 -0.1%
1893 0.1717 -0.1%
1894 0.1715 -0.1%
1895 0.1713 -0.1%
1896 0.1711 -0.1%
1897 0.1709 -0.1%
1898 0.1708 -0.1%
1899 0.1706 -0.1%
1900 0.1704 -0.1%
1901 0.1702 -0.1%
1902 0.1701 -0.1%
1903 0.17 -0.1%
1904 0.1698 -0.1%
1905 0.1697 -0.1%
1906 0.1696 -0.1%
1907 0.1695 -0.1%
1908 0.1693 -0.1%
1909 0.1694 +0.1%
1910 0.1698 +0.2%
1911 0.1707 +0.5%
1912 0.1714 +0.4%
1913 0.1723 +0.6%
1914 0.1736 +0.8%
1915 0.1749 +0.7%
1916 0.1761 +0.7%
1917 0.1775 +0.8%
1918 0.1786 +0.6%
1919 0.1793 +0.4%
1920 0.1798 +0.3%
1921 0.18 +0.1%
1922 0.1799 -0.1%
1923 0.1795 -0.2%
1924 0.179 -0.2%
1925 0.1786 -0.2%
1926 0.1782 -0.2%
1927 0.1778 -0.2%
1928 0.1774 -0.2%
1929 0.1769 -0.3%
1930 0.1763 -0.4%
1931 0.1756 -0.4%
1932 0.1746 -0.5%
1933 0.1736 -0.6%
1934 0.1725 -0.6%
1935 0.1714 -0.6%
1936 0.1713 -0.1%
1937 0.1712 -0.1%
1938 0.1711 -0.1%
1939 0.1708 -0.1%
1940 0.1705 -0.2%
1941 0.1729 +1.4%
1942 0.1752 +1.3%
1943 0.1774 +1.2%
1944 0.1795 +1.2%
1945 0.183 +1.9%
1946 0.1864 +1.9%
1947 0.1898 +1.8%
1948 0.1933 +1.9%
1949 0.1971 +1.9%
1950 0.2028 +2.9%
1951 0.203 +0.1%
1952 0.2037 +0.3%
1953 0.2041 +0.2%
1954 0.2055 +0.7%
1955 0.2067 +0.6%
1956 0.2071 +0.2%
1957 0.2079 +0.4%
1958 0.2097 +0.9%
1959 0.2132 +1.6%
1960 0.215 +0.9%
1961 0.2294 +6.7%
1962 0.229 -0.2%
1963 0.2226 -2.8%
1964 0.2344 +5.3%
1965 0.2359 +0.6%
1966 0.2613 +10.8%
1967 0.2724 +4.2%
1968 0.2833 +4.0%
1969 0.2902 +2.4%
1970 0.2776 -4.4%
1971 0.286 +3.0%
1972 0.2792 -2.4%
1973 0.286 +2.5%
1974 0.288 +0.7%
1975 0.2916 +1.3%
1976 0.3181 +9.1%
1977 0.3258 +2.4%
1978 0.3167 -2.8%
1979 0.3005 -5.1%
1980 0.2846 -5.3%
1981 0.2769 -2.7%
1982 0.2922 +5.5%
1983 0.3234 +10.7%
1984 0.3563 +10.2%
1985 0.3665 +2.9%
1986 0.3808 +3.9%
1987 0.3875 +1.8%
1988 0.3917 +1.1%
1989 0.3953 +0.9%
1990 0.3984 +0.8%
1991 0.4052 +1.7%
1992 0.4295 +6.0%
1993 0.4319 +0.6%
1994 0.4277 -1.0%
1995 0.4091 -4.4%
1996 0.4023 -1.6%
1997 0.413 +2.7%
1998 0.3953 -4.3%
1999 0.4165 +5.3%
2000 0.4135 -0.7%
2001 0.4151 +0.4%
2002 0.4176 +0.6%
2003 0.4239 +1.5%
2004 0.4144 -2.3%
2005 0.4521 +9.1%
2006 0.4851 +7.3%
2007 0.5045 +4.0%
2008 0.5242 +3.9%
2009 0.534 +1.9%
2010 0.547 +2.4%
2011 0.5782 +5.7%
2012 0.3688 -36.2%
2013 0.3609 -2.1%
2014 0.3565 -1.2%
2015 0.3727 +4.6%
2016 0.3805 +2.1%
2017 0.3735 -1.8%
2018 0.3466 -7.2%
2019 0.3415 -1.5%
2020 0.3271 -4.2%
2021 0.3243 -0.8%
2022 0.3161 -2.5%
2023 0.3127 -1.1%
2024 0.3058 -2.2%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.3058 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.02, 30% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.3058 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9992, 31% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita methane 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.

YearChange FromTo
2012 -36.2% 0.5782 0.3688

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1803 0.1791 0.1815 10
1860s 0.178 0.177 0.1788 10
1870s 0.1755 0.1742 0.1767 10
1880s 0.1732 0.1724 0.174 10
1890s 0.1714 0.1706 0.1722 10
1900s 0.1698 0.1693 0.1704 10
1910s 0.1744 0.1698 0.1793 10
1920s 0.1787 0.1769 0.18 10
1930s 0.1728 0.1708 0.1763 10
1940s 0.1825 0.1705 0.1971 10
1950s 0.2064 0.2028 0.2132 10
1960s 0.2474 0.215 0.2902 10
1970s 0.2969 0.2776 0.3258 10
1980s 0.3455 0.2769 0.3953 10
1990s 0.4129 0.3953 0.4319 10
2000s 0.4584 0.4135 0.534 10
2010s 0.4026 0.3415 0.5782 10
2020s 0.3172 0.3058 0.3271 5

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 184 Burundi 0.3349 compare
  2. 185 Rwanda 0.3331 compare
  3. 186 Maldives 0.3233 compare
  4. 188 Cape Verde 0.3013 compare
  5. 189 British Virgin Islands 0.2963 compare
  6. 190 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2955 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Malta?
Per capita methane emissions in Malta was 0.3058 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.5782 in 2011.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1693 in 1908.
How does Malta rank for per capita methane emissions?
Malta ranks 187th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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