Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Malta
Malta: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.0%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
191st
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1850
All-time low
-0.0%
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Malta, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded -0.0% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Malta peaked at 0.0% in 1850 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 2024.
Malta ranks 191st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | -6.8% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | -7.6% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -8.4% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | -9.3% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | -10.5% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | -11.9% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | -14.6% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | -18.3% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | -23.5% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | -32.1% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | -49.0% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | -99.2% |
| 1946 | -0.0% | -13088.2% |
| 1947 | -0.0% | +102.9% |
| 1948 | -0.0% | +51.6% |
| 1949 | -0.0% | +34.5% |
| 1950 | -0.0% | +27.9% |
| 1951 | -0.0% | +23.2% |
| 1952 | -0.0% | +19.9% |
| 1953 | -0.0% | +17.4% |
| 1954 | -0.0% | +15.5% |
| 1955 | -0.0% | +14.1% |
| 1956 | -0.0% | +12.8% |
| 1957 | -0.0% | +11.7% |
| 1958 | -0.0% | +10.7% |
| 1959 | -0.0% | +9.6% |
| 1960 | -0.0% | +8.1% |
| 1961 | -0.0% | +8.8% |
| 1962 | -0.0% | +9.3% |
| 1963 | -0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1964 | -0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1965 | -0.0% | +7.9% |
| 1966 | -0.0% | +6.8% |
| 1967 | -0.0% | +5.8% |
| 1968 | -0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1969 | -0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1970 | -0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1971 | -0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1972 | -0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | -0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | -0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | -0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | -0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | -0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | -0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | -0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | -0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | -0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | -0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | -0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | -0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | -0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | -0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | -0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | -0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | -0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | -0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | -0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | -0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | -0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | -0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | -0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | -0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | -0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | -0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | -0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | -0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | -0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | -0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | -0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | -0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | -0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | -0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | -0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | -0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | -0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | -0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | -0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | -0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | -0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | -0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | -0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | -0.0% | +0.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's -0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%. (64 countries reporting)
- Malta's -0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0%. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | -13088.2% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1947 | -102.9% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1945 | -99.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1948 | -51.6% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1944 | -49.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1949 | -34.5% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 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
- 188 Grenada -0.0% compare
- 189 Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.0% compare
- 190 Oman -0.0% compare
- 192 Antigua and Barbuda -0.0% compare
- 193 Yemen -0.0% compare
- 194 Equatorial Guinea -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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Malta?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1850.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Malta ranks 191st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.