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%
Rank
187th
of 199 regions
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 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
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
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Population, total 579,704 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Urban population 554,664 (2025)
- Urban population 95.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 111.22 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.2 tonnes per person (2024)
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 regions 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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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.