Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Malta
Malta: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) was 0.7712 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Malta, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) in Malta stood at 0.7712 Mt CO2e. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) in Malta peaked at 0.7712 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1431 Mt CO2e, in 1985.
Malta ranks 153rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2041 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.2041 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2163 Mt CO2e | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2444 Mt CO2e | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2161 Mt CO2e | -11.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1851 Mt CO2e | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1909 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1938 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1976 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2037 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2673 Mt CO2e | +31.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2735 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3114 Mt CO2e | +13.9% |
| 1983 | 0.295 Mt CO2e | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2955 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1431 Mt CO2e | -51.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4517 Mt CO2e | +215.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4513 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4507 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4507 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4507 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5073 Mt CO2e | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 0.526 Mt CO2e | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5938 Mt CO2e | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5938 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.691 Mt CO2e | +16.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5445 Mt CO2e | -21.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7457 Mt CO2e | +37.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6509 Mt CO2e | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5978 Mt CO2e | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4564 Mt CO2e | -23.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4253 Mt CO2e | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2855 Mt CO2e | -32.9% |
| 2003 | 0.365 Mt CO2e | +27.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4452 Mt CO2e | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5037 Mt CO2e | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5196 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5352 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5838 Mt CO2e | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5157 Mt CO2e | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5634 Mt CO2e | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5539 Mt CO2e | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5444 Mt CO2e | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5444 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5509 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5885 Mt CO2e | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5882 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6091 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6642 Mt CO2e | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7046 Mt CO2e | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.583 Mt CO2e | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 0.622 Mt CO2e | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7279 Mt CO2e | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7676 Mt CO2e | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7712 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.7712 Mt CO2e is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.41 Mt CO2e, 9% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.7712 Mt CO2e is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.23 Mt CO2e, 5% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +215.7% | 0.1431 Mt CO2e | 0.4517 Mt CO2e |
| 1985 | -51.6% | 0.2955 Mt CO2e | 0.1431 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2056 Mt CO2e | 0.1851 Mt CO2e | 0.2444 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.339 Mt CO2e | 0.1431 Mt CO2e | 0.4517 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5902 Mt CO2e | 0.4507 Mt CO2e | 0.7457 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4635 Mt CO2e | 0.2855 Mt CO2e | 0.5838 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5912 Mt CO2e | 0.5444 Mt CO2e | 0.7046 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6943 Mt CO2e | 0.583 Mt CO2e | 0.7712 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) in Malta?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) in Malta was 0.7712 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7712 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1431 Mt CO2e in 1985.
- How does Malta rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Malta ranks 153rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).