Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malta

Malta: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 159.71 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
159.71 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
140th
of 192 countries
All-time high
159.71 kt
in 2023
All-time low
113.08 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Malta, 1990–2023

0501001501990200620231990: 113.1 kt1991: 117.6 kt1992: 121.7 kt1993: 125.2 kt1994: 128.3 kt1995: 131.2 kt1996: 133.8 kt1997: 136 kt1998: 138 kt1999: 139.7 kt2000: 141.3 kt2001: 142.6 kt2002: 143.9 kt2003: 145.1 kt2004: 146.3 kt2005: 147.4 kt2006: 148.4 kt2007: 149.5 kt2008: 150.5 kt2009: 151.3 kt2010: 152.1 kt2011: 152.8 kt2012: 153.4 kt2013: 154.1 kt2014: 154.8 kt2015: 155.3 kt2016: 155.8 kt2017: 156.4 kt2018: 157 kt2019: 157.6 kt2020: 158.1 kt2021: 158.7 kt2022: 159.1 kt2023: 159.7 kt

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 140th out of 192 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 137 Finland 173.9 kt compare
  2. 138 China, Macao SAR 165.66 kt compare
  3. 139 Mauritius 161.13 kt compare
  4. 141 Brunei Darussalam 146.51 kt compare
  5. 142 Austria 145.06 kt compare
  6. 143 Guyana 137.32 kt compare

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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 140th out of 192 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

Indicator
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,416 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.