Human caused air pollution exposure in Malta
Malta: Human caused air pollution exposure was 8.08 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.08
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
153rd
of 240 countries
All-time high
11.76
in 2003
All-time low
7.23
in 2016
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Malta, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 8.08 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Malta peaked at 11.76 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.23, in 2016.
That places Malta 153rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.53 | — |
| 1999 | 9.37 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 9.55 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 9.17 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 9.38 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 11.76 | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 8.71 | -25.9% |
| 2005 | 9.53 | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 10.39 | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 10.75 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 9.85 | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 8.77 | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 7.59 | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 10.75 | +41.6% |
| 2012 | 9.42 | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 8.79 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 7.72 | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 9.94 | +28.8% |
| 2016 | 7.23 | -27.3% |
| 2017 | 8.81 | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 8.8 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 8.09 | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 7.5 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 7.56 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 8.25 | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 8.29 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 8.08 | -2.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 8.08 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.08, 1.0× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Malta's 8.08 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.47, 32% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.45 | 9.37 | 9.53 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.79 | 8.71 | 11.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.71 | 7.23 | 10.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.94 | 7.5 | 8.29 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More environment data for Malta
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Malta?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Malta was 8.08 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 11.76 in 2003.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.23 in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Malta ranks 153rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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