Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Malta
Malta: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 1.81 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 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 (total) excluding lulucf in Malta stood at 1.81 Mt CO2e.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Malta peaked at 2.81 Mt CO2e in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.678 Mt CO2e, in 1975.
Malta ranks 152nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Malta, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6831 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.6831 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8563 Mt CO2e | +25.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8224 Mt CO2e | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7531 Mt CO2e | -8.4% |
| 1975 | 0.678 Mt CO2e | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7649 Mt CO2e | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8091 Mt CO2e | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 0.9426 Mt CO2e | +16.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9189 Mt CO2e | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 1.02 Mt CO2e | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 1.16 Mt CO2e | +13.2% |
| 1982 | 1.32 Mt CO2e | +14.5% |
| 1983 | 0.981 Mt CO2e | -25.9% |
| 1984 | 1.34 Mt CO2e | +36.4% |
| 1985 | 1.17 Mt CO2e | -12.6% |
| 1986 | 1.88 Mt CO2e | +61.1% |
| 1987 | 1.97 Mt CO2e | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 2.15 Mt CO2e | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 2.33 Mt CO2e | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 2.32 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 2.22 Mt CO2e | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 2.18 Mt CO2e | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 2.81 Mt CO2e | +29.3% |
| 1994 | 2.52 Mt CO2e | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 2.39 Mt CO2e | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 2.33 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.48 Mt CO2e | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 2.38 Mt CO2e | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 2.42 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 2.13 Mt CO2e | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 2.49 Mt CO2e | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 2.32 Mt CO2e | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 2.61 Mt CO2e | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 2.61 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.63 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.66 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.72 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.73 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.52 Mt CO2e | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 2.59 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.58 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.72 Mt CO2e | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 2.38 Mt CO2e | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 2.37 Mt CO2e | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.67 Mt CO2e | -29.4% |
| 2016 | 1.37 Mt CO2e | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 1.56 Mt CO2e | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 1.57 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.67 Mt CO2e | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 1.62 Mt CO2e | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.63 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.8 Mt CO2e | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 1.79 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.81 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.81 Mt CO2e is below the median for high income countries, which is 26.79 Mt CO2e, 7% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.81 Mt CO2e is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 67 Mt CO2e, 3% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 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 | +61.1% | 1.17 Mt CO2e | 1.88 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7912 Mt CO2e | 0.678 Mt CO2e | 0.9426 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.53 Mt CO2e | 0.981 Mt CO2e | 2.33 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4 Mt CO2e | 2.18 Mt CO2e | 2.81 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.54 Mt CO2e | 2.13 Mt CO2e | 2.73 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 Mt CO2e | 1.37 Mt CO2e | 2.72 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 Mt CO2e | 1.62 Mt CO2e | 1.81 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Malta?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Malta was 1.81 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2.81 Mt CO2e in 1993.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.678 Mt CO2e in 1975.
- How does Malta rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Malta ranks 152nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).