Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Malta
Malta: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
139th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1993
All-time low
0.0%
in 1971
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Malta, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Malta stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Malta peaked at 0.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1971.
That places Malta 139th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -12.3% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -32.4% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -13.2% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +140.4% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -28.5% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -70.7% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +21.7% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -42.3% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -35.3% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +47.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -67.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +97.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -49.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +97.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -51.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +1570.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +117.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +71.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +85.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -34.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +20.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +30.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +24.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -18.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +44.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -32.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -75.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +61.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -32.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -39.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +133.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -19.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -48.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +57.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +55.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -65.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -43.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +61.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +27.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -74.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +108.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -46.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 0% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0%, 0% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +1570.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 136 Guinea 0.0% compare
- 137 Nicaragua 0.0%
- 138 Burkina Faso 0.0% compare
- 140 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 141 Andorra 0.0%
- 141 Angola 0.0% compare
- 141 Aruba 0.0%
- 141 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 141 Barbados 0.0% compare
- 141 Bermuda 0.0% compare
- 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.0%
- 141 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
- 141 Central African Republic 0.0% compare
- 141 Chad 0.0% compare
- 141 Congo 0.0% compare
- 141 Curacao 0.0%
- 141 Ecuador 0.0% compare
- 141 El Salvador 0.0% compare
- 141 Faroe Islands 0.0% compare
- 141 Fiji 0.0% compare
- 141 Gabon 0.0% compare
- 141 Greenland 0.0% compare
- 141 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 141 Libya 0.0% compare
- 141 Liechtenstein 0.0% compare
- 141 Macao 0.0% compare
- 141 Mauritania 0.0% compare
- 141 Paraguay 0.0% compare
- 141 Saint Helena 0.0%
- 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% compare
- 141 Samoa 0.0%
- 141 Sierra Leone 0.0% compare
- 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0%
- 141 South Sudan 0.0% compare
- 141 Sudan 0.0% compare
- 141 Suriname 0.0% compare
- 141 Togo 0.0%
- 141 Tonga 0.0%
- 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
- 141 Tunisia 0.0% compare
- 141 Uganda 0.0%
- 141 Vanuatu 0.0% 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 share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Malta?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Malta was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1971.
- How does Malta rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Malta ranks 139th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.