Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Malta
Malta: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
164th
of 198 countries
All-time high
3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2003
All-time low
13,538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Malta, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Malta is 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Malta peaked at 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13,538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
Malta ranks 164th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Malta, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 13,538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | — |
| 1851 | 13,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1852 | 13,682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1853 | 13,752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1854 | 13,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1855 | 13,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1856 | 13,957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1857 | 14,022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 14,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1859 | 14,146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1860 | 14,205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1861 | 14,271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1862 | 14,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1863 | 14,395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 14,456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 14,517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 14,577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 14,628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 14,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 14,728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 14,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1871 | 14,840 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1872 | 14,909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1873 | 14,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1874 | 15,082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1875 | 15,179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1876 | 15,276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1877 | 15,382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1878 | 15,480 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1879 | 15,567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1880 | 15,640 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1881 | 15,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1882 | 15,785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1883 | 15,864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1884 | 15,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1885 | 16,019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1886 | 16,096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1887 | 16,163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1888 | 16,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1889 | 16,299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1890 | 16,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1891 | 16,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 16,585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1893 | 16,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1894 | 16,758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1895 | 16,847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1896 | 16,937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1897 | 17,032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1898 | 17,129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1899 | 17,228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1900 | 17,328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1901 | 17,425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1902 | 17,545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1903 | 17,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1904 | 17,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1905 | 17,931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1906 | 18,062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1907 | 18,192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1908 | 18,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1909 | 18,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1910 | 18,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1911 | 18,690 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1912 | 18,724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1913 | 18,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1914 | 18,870 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1915 | 18,964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1916 | 19,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1917 | 19,167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1918 | 19,258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1919 | 19,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1920 | 19,446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1921 | 19,550 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1922 | 19,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1923 | 19,775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1924 | 19,892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1925 | 20,010 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1926 | 20,127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1927 | 20,241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1928 | 20,357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1929 | 20,488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 20,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1931 | 20,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1932 | 20,856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1933 | 20,977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1934 | 21,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1935 | 21,225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1936 | 21,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1937 | 21,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1938 | 21,606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1939 | 21,741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1940 | 21,873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1941 | 22,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.8% |
| 1942 | 23,141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.9% |
| 1943 | 23,849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.1% |
| 1944 | 24,593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.1% |
| 1945 | 25,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.7% |
| 1946 | 26,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.6% |
| 1947 | 28,130 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.5% |
| 1948 | 29,379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.4% |
| 1949 | 30,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.1% |
| 1950 | 278,338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +809.9% |
| 1951 | 290,350 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.3% |
| 1952 | 276,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.7% |
| 1953 | 266,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.7% |
| 1954 | 344,639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +29.3% |
| 1955 | 378,799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.9% |
| 1956 | 335,739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -11.4% |
| 1957 | 351,461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.7% |
| 1958 | 370,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.5% |
| 1959 | 430,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +16.2% |
| 1960 | 383,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.9% |
| 1961 | 337,104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -12.2% |
| 1962 | 374,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.2% |
| 1963 | 456,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +21.9% |
| 1964 | 546,271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +19.6% |
| 1965 | 521,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 463,975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -11.1% |
| 1967 | 571,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +23.2% |
| 1968 | 690,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +20.8% |
| 1969 | 706,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 719,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 716,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 897,894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +25.3% |
| 1973 | 865,316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 802,248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 724,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.7% |
| 1976 | 821,328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.4% |
| 1977 | 862,264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 994,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.4% |
| 1979 | 965,816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +14.1% |
| 1983 | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -23.0% |
| 1984 | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +34.8% |
| 1985 | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -11.7% |
| 1986 | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +23.4% |
| 1987 | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +23.9% |
| 1988 | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 2.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 2.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +25.3% |
| 1994 | 2.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 2.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 2.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 2.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 2.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -28.1% |
| 2016 | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -17.2% |
| 2017 | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 5% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +809.9% | 30,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 278,338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1984 | +34.8% | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1954 | +29.3% | 266,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 344,639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 2015 | -28.1% | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1972 | +25.3% | 716,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 897,894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1993 | +25.3% | 2.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 13,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 14,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 15,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 15,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,640 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 16,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 17,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 18,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 19,955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 21,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 25,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 332,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 266,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 430,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 505,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 337,104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 706,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 837,002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 716,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 994,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 161 Bhutan 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 162 Eritrea 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 163 Fiji 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 165 Barbados 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 166 Gambia 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 167 Djibouti 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Malta?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Malta was 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2003.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Malta rank for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Malta ranks 164th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.