Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Malta
Malta: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Malta, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Malta stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Malta peaked at 0.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
That places Malta 173rd out of 217 regions with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 170 Reunion 0.0% compare
- 171 New Caledonia 0.0% compare
- 172 Comoros 0.0% compare
- 174 Barbados 0.0% compare
- 175 Falkland Islands 0.0% 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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Malta?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Malta was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Malta rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Malta ranks 173rd out of 217 regions with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.