Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malta
Malta: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 159.71 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malta, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Malta recorded 159.71 kt for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Malta peaked at 159.71 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 113.08 kt, in 1990.
That places Malta 131st out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malta, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 113.08 kt | — |
| 1991 | 117.64 kt | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 121.72 kt | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 125.16 kt | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 128.28 kt | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 131.19 kt | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 133.75 kt | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 135.98 kt | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 137.97 kt | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 139.74 kt | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 141.26 kt | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 142.6 kt | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 143.86 kt | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 145.13 kt | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 146.34 kt | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 147.44 kt | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 148.44 kt | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 149.46 kt | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 150.47 kt | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 151.31 kt | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 152.08 kt | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 152.82 kt | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 153.44 kt | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 154.1 kt | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 154.75 kt | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 155.28 kt | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 155.79 kt | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 156.38 kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 157.02 kt | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 157.57 kt | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 158.06 kt | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 158.66 kt | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 159.15 kt | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 159.71 kt | +0.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 159.71 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 299.99 kt, 53% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 159.71 kt is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,615 kt, 10% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 128.45 kt | 113.08 kt | 139.74 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 146.63 kt | 141.26 kt | 151.31 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 154.92 kt | 152.08 kt | 157.57 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 158.9 kt | 158.06 kt | 159.71 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Malta?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Malta was 159.71 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 159.71 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 113.08 kt in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Malta ranks 131st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.