Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in Malta
Malta: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation was -0.0004 Mt CO2e in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Malta recorded -0.0004 Mt CO2e for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 100.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Malta peaked at 1.09 Mt CO2e in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0.0004 Mt CO2e, in 2021.
That places Malta 182nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in Malta, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0624 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | 0.0626 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0628 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.063 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0632 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0619 Mt CO2e | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | -98.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2603 Mt CO2e | +21983.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | -99.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0055 Mt CO2e | +196.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | -66.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1998 Mt CO2e | +10596.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | -98.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3156 Mt CO2e | +12242.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0076 Mt CO2e | -97.6% |
| 2015 | 1.09 Mt CO2e | +14363.1% |
| 2016 | 0.095 Mt CO2e | -91.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0062 Mt CO2e | -93.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0061 Mt CO2e | -2.5% |
| 2019 | -0.0001 Mt CO2e | -101.6% |
| 2020 | -0.0003 Mt CO2e | +200.0% |
| 2021 | -0.0004 Mt CO2e | +33.3% |
| 2022 | -0.0004 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -0.0004 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's -0.0004 Mt CO2e is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2372 Mt CO2e. (61 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +21983.2% | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | 0.2603 Mt CO2e |
| 2015 | +14363.1% | 0.0076 Mt CO2e | 1.09 Mt CO2e |
| 2013 | +12242.1% | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | 0.3156 Mt CO2e |
| 2011 | +10596.7% | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | 0.1998 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0645 Mt CO2e | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | 0.2603 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1729 Mt CO2e | -0.0001 Mt CO2e | 1.09 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0004 Mt CO2e | -0.0004 Mt CO2e | -0.0003 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More environment data for Malta
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8269 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Malta?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Malta was -0.0004 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 Mt CO2e in 2015.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0004 Mt CO2e in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation?
- Malta ranks 182nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Deforestation".