Per capita methane emissions in Malta
Malta: Per capita methane emissions was 0.3058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
187th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.5782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2011
All-time low
0.1693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1908
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Malta, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Malta stood at 0.3058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.1812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1852 | 0.181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.1807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.1805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1855 | 0.1802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.1799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.1797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.1794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1859 | 0.1791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.1788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1861 | 0.1787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1862 | 0.1785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1863 | 0.1783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.1781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1865 | 0.178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1866 | 0.1778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.1775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1868 | 0.1773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.1767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.1765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1872 | 0.1762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 0.1759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1874 | 0.1756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1875 | 0.1753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1876 | 0.175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1877 | 0.1747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1878 | 0.1745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1879 | 0.1742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1880 | 0.174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1881 | 0.1737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.1736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.1735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1884 | 0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1885 | 0.1732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1886 | 0.173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.1728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.1726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1889 | 0.1724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 0.1722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1891 | 0.1721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1892 | 0.1719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1893 | 0.1717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.1715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1895 | 0.1713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1896 | 0.1711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1898 | 0.1708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.1706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 0.1704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1901 | 0.1702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1902 | 0.1701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1903 | 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 0.1698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 0.1697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 0.1696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1907 | 0.1695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1908 | 0.1693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1909 | 0.1694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.1698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1911 | 0.1707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1912 | 0.1714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1913 | 0.1723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 0.1736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1915 | 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1916 | 0.1761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1917 | 0.1775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1918 | 0.1786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1919 | 0.1793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1920 | 0.1798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1921 | 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1922 | 0.1799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1923 | 0.1795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1924 | 0.179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1925 | 0.1786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1926 | 0.1782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1927 | 0.1778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1928 | 0.1774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1929 | 0.1769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.1763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1931 | 0.1756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1932 | 0.1746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1933 | 0.1736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1934 | 0.1725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1935 | 0.1714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1936 | 0.1713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1937 | 0.1712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1938 | 0.1711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1939 | 0.1708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1940 | 0.1705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1941 | 0.1729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1942 | 0.1752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1943 | 0.1774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1944 | 0.1795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1945 | 0.183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1946 | 0.1864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1947 | 0.1898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1948 | 0.1933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1949 | 0.1971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1950 | 0.2028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1951 | 0.203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 0.2037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.2041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 0.2055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.2067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 0.2071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.2079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 0.2097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.2132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 0.215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.2294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 1962 | 0.229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -36.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.3058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 30% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.3058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -36.2% | 0.5782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 184 Burundi 0.3349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 185 Rwanda 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 186 Maldives 0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 188 Cape Verde 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 189 British Virgin Islands 0.2963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 190 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 per capita methane emissions in Malta?
- Per capita methane emissions in Malta was 0.3058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.