Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Malta

Greenhouse gas emissions in Malta were 3.9 t CO2e per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1983.

Measure: Greenhouse gas emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Malta, 2024 3.9 Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
Change from 2023 −2.0% 2023: 4.0 t CO2e per person
European Union, 2024 7.0 t CO2e per person Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 7.2 t CO2e per person Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 106th of 203 See the full ranking

Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Malta over time

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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Greenhouse gas emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person), 2000 to 2024
Period MaltaEuropean Union
2024 3.9 t CO2e per person 7.0 t CO2e per person
2023 4.0 t CO2e per person 7.2 t CO2e per person
2022 4.2 t CO2e per person 7.8 t CO2e per person
2021 4.0 t CO2e per person 8.0 t CO2e per person
2020 4.0 t CO2e per person 7.6 t CO2e per person
2019 4.2 t CO2e per person 8.2 t CO2e per person
2018 4.2 t CO2e per person 8.6 t CO2e per person
2017 4.3 t CO2e per person 8.8 t CO2e per person
2016 4.0 t CO2e per person 8.8 t CO2e per person
2015 4.8 t CO2e per person 8.8 t CO2e per person
2014 6.4 t CO2e per person 8.6 t CO2e per person
2013 6.6 t CO2e per person 9.0 t CO2e per person
2012 7.4 t CO2e per person 9.2 t CO2e per person
2011 7.1 t CO2e per person 9.4 t CO2e per person
2010 7.1 t CO2e per person 9.6 t CO2e per person
2009 7.0 t CO2e per person 9.3 t CO2e per person
2008 7.7 t CO2e per person 10.0 t CO2e per person
2007 7.7 t CO2e per person 10.3 t CO2e per person
2006 7.5 t CO2e per person 10.4 t CO2e per person
2005 7.4 t CO2e per person 10.4 t CO2e per person
2004 7.3 t CO2e per person 10.6 t CO2e per person
2003 7.3 t CO2e per person 10.6 t CO2e per person
2002 6.6 t CO2e per person 10.4 t CO2e per person
2001 7.1 t CO2e per person 10.5 t CO2e per person
2000 6.2 t CO2e per person 10.4 t CO2e per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.0% from 4.0 t CO2e per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 6.4 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by −38.7%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Malta has the 106th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 7.0 t CO2e per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Malta
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database