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Share global methane emissions in Malta

Malta: Share global methane emissions was 0.0017 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0017
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
173rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0028
in 2011
All-time low
0.0014
in 1940
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Malta, 1850–2024

00.0010.0020.003185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share global methane emissions in Malta is 0.0017, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Malta peaked at 0.0028 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0014, in 1940.

Malta ranks 173rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Share global methane emissions in Malta, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0023 —
1851 0.0023 -0.0%
1852 0.0023 -0.2%
1853 0.0023 -0.2%
1854 0.0023 -0.6%
1855 0.0023 -0.1%
1856 0.0023 -0.3%
1857 0.0023 -0.1%
1858 0.0023 -0.1%
1859 0.0023 -0.3%
1860 0.0023 -0.5%
1861 0.0023 -0.2%
1862 0.0023 -0.1%
1863 0.0023 -0.4%
1864 0.0023 -0.4%
1865 0.0022 -0.3%
1866 0.0022 -0.3%
1867 0.0022 -0.2%
1868 0.0022 -0.1%
1869 0.0022 -0.4%
1870 0.0022 -0.1%
1871 0.0022 -0.6%
1872 0.0022 -0.9%
1873 0.0022 -0.7%
1874 0.0022 -0.0%
1875 0.0022 -0.7%
1876 0.0021 -0.4%
1877 0.0021 -0.4%
1878 0.0021 -0.3%
1879 0.0021 -0.7%
1880 0.0021 -1.0%
1881 0.0021 -0.8%
1882 0.0021 -0.7%
1883 0.002 -0.8%
1884 0.002 -0.3%
1885 0.002 -0.3%
1886 0.002 -0.4%
1887 0.002 -0.7%
1888 0.002 -1.1%
1889 0.002 -0.4%
1890 0.002 -1.1%
1891 0.0019 -0.7%
1892 0.0019 -0.4%
1893 0.0019 -0.1%
1894 0.0019 -0.7%
1895 0.0019 -0.9%
1896 0.0019 -0.5%
1897 0.0019 -0.8%
1898 0.0019 -0.8%
1899 0.0018 -1.2%
1900 0.0018 -1.0%
1901 0.0018 -0.7%
1902 0.0018 -0.5%
1903 0.0018 -1.3%
1904 0.0018 -0.4%
1905 0.0018 -0.8%
1906 0.0017 -1.1%
1907 0.0017 -1.9%
1908 0.0017 +0.4%
1909 0.0017 -0.9%
1910 0.0017 -0.9%
1911 0.0017 -0.5%
1912 0.0017 -0.8%
1913 0.0016 -1.5%
1914 0.0017 +1.5%
1915 0.0017 -0.0%
1916 0.0016 -1.4%
1917 0.0016 -0.9%
1918 0.0016 +0.7%
1919 0.0017 +1.7%
1920 0.0016 -2.3%
1921 0.0017 +2.2%
1922 0.0016 -1.6%
1923 0.0016 -2.7%
1924 0.0016 -0.7%
1925 0.0016 -0.5%
1926 0.0016 +0.1%
1927 0.0015 -2.3%
1928 0.0015 -0.2%
1929 0.0015 -1.6%
1930 0.0015 +0.4%
1931 0.0015 +1.0%
1932 0.0015 +0.6%
1933 0.0015 -1.1%
1934 0.0015 -1.8%
1935 0.0015 -1.3%
1936 0.0014 -1.6%
1937 0.0014 -1.0%
1938 0.0014 +0.8%
1939 0.0014 -0.8%
1940 0.0014 -1.1%
1941 0.0014 +1.1%
1942 0.0015 +1.5%
1943 0.0015 +0.7%
1944 0.0015 +1.2%
1945 0.0016 +4.4%
1946 0.0016 +0.5%
1947 0.0016 +0.1%
1948 0.0016 +1.8%
1949 0.0016 +2.0%
1950 0.0017 +2.4%
1951 0.0016 -1.1%
1952 0.0016 -0.3%
1953 0.0016 -0.7%
1954 0.0016 -0.5%
1955 0.0016 -2.6%
1956 0.0016 -1.5%
1957 0.0015 -1.2%
1958 0.0015 -0.4%
1959 0.0015 -2.4%
1960 0.0015 -1.8%
1961 0.0016 +6.0%
1962 0.0015 -2.0%
1963 0.0014 -5.5%
1964 0.0015 +3.0%
1965 0.0014 -2.4%
1966 0.0015 +6.7%
1967 0.0016 +2.5%
1968 0.0016 +2.3%
1969 0.0016 -0.2%
1970 0.0015 -6.5%
1971 0.0016 +3.1%
1972 0.0015 -4.1%
1973 0.0015 +0.4%
1974 0.0015 +0.9%
1975 0.0015 +0.5%
1976 0.0016 +8.4%
1977 0.0017 +1.8%
1978 0.0016 -2.7%
1979 0.0015 -7.1%
1980 0.0014 -4.5%
1981 0.0014 +0.2%
1982 0.0015 +5.2%
1983 0.0017 +11.7%
1984 0.0019 +9.8%
1985 0.0019 +2.3%
1986 0.002 +3.4%
1987 0.002 +1.8%
1988 0.002 +0.5%
1989 0.002 -0.3%
1990 0.002 +1.1%
1991 0.0021 +3.3%
1992 0.0023 +7.0%
1993 0.0023 +1.5%
1994 0.0023 -1.3%
1995 0.0021 -5.0%
1996 0.0021 -2.0%
1997 0.0022 +3.9%
1998 0.0021 -3.1%
1999 0.0022 +6.1%
2000 0.0022 -1.5%
2001 0.0022 +1.2%
2002 0.0023 +1.7%
2003 0.0023 -0.4%
2004 0.0022 -3.5%
2005 0.0024 +7.9%
2006 0.0025 +5.8%
2007 0.0026 +3.5%
2008 0.0027 +3.3%
2009 0.0027 +2.4%
2010 0.0028 +1.1%
2011 0.0028 +2.7%
2012 0.0018 -35.5%
2013 0.0018 -1.0%
2014 0.0018 -0.9%
2015 0.0019 +6.5%
2016 0.002 +3.7%
2017 0.002 -0.9%
2018 0.0019 -5.1%
2019 0.0019 +1.6%
2020 0.0019 -0.3%
2021 0.0019 -1.7%
2022 0.0018 -3.8%
2023 0.0018 -1.6%
2024 0.0017 -1.8%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.0017 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0876, 2% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.0017 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2639, 1% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global 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 -35.5% 0.0028 0.0018

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0023 0.0023 0.0023 10
1860s 0.0023 0.0022 0.0023 10
1870s 0.0022 0.0021 0.0022 10
1880s 0.002 0.002 0.0021 10
1890s 0.0019 0.0018 0.002 10
1900s 0.0018 0.0017 0.0018 10
1910s 0.0017 0.0016 0.0017 10
1920s 0.0016 0.0015 0.0017 10
1930s 0.0015 0.0014 0.0015 10
1940s 0.0015 0.0014 0.0016 10
1950s 0.0016 0.0015 0.0017 10
1960s 0.0015 0.0014 0.0016 10
1970s 0.0016 0.0015 0.0017 10
1980s 0.0018 0.0014 0.002 10
1990s 0.0022 0.002 0.0023 10
2000s 0.0024 0.0022 0.0027 10
2010s 0.0021 0.0018 0.0028 10
2020s 0.0018 0.0017 0.0019 5

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 170 Bahamas 0.0035 compare
  2. 171 Solomon Islands 0.003 compare
  3. 172 Samoa 0.0017 compare
  4. 174 Maldives 0.0017 compare
  5. 175 Cape Verde 0.0017 compare
  6. 176 Barbados 0.0017 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Malta?
Share global methane emissions in Malta was 0.0017 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.0028 in 2011.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 in 1940.
How does Malta rank for share global methane emissions?
Malta ranks 173rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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