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Carbon intensity of the economy — Malta

Carbon intensity of the economy in Malta in 2022 — 0.097 kg/$. Ranked 12 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has fallen by 80.6%.

2022 0.097 kg/$ +3.19% vs 2021
World rank 12of 164
Period maximum 0.657 kg/$1964
Period minimum 0.094 kg/$2021

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Malta, 1950–202200.20.40.60.819501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.5 kg/$1952: 0.449 kg/$1954: 0.522 kg/$1956: 0.44 kg/$1958: 0.454 kg/$1960: 0.435 kg/$1962: 0.443 kg/$1964: 0.657 kg/$1966: 0.461 kg/$1968: 0.603 kg/$1970: 0.524 kg/$1972: 0.611 kg/$1974: 0.473 kg/$1976: 0.346 kg/$1978: 0.34 kg/$1980: 0.315 kg/$1982: 0.382 kg/$1984: 0.396 kg/$1986: 0.404 kg/$1988: 0.486 kg/$1990: 0.51 kg/$1992: 0.437 kg/$1994: 0.457 kg/$1996: 0.394 kg/$1998: 0.355 kg/$2000: 0.31 kg/$2002: 0.333 kg/$2004: 0.335 kg/$2006: 0.295 kg/$2008: 0.281 kg/$2010: 0.268 kg/$2012: 0.266 kg/$2014: 0.206 kg/$2016: 0.103 kg/$2018: 0.099 kg/$2020: 0.105 kg/$2022: 0.097 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.403 (−80.6%) Average annual rate: -2.25 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malta

Malta 0.097 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.212 kg/$
Southern Europe computed 0.165 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.097 +0.003 +3.19%
2021 0.094 −0.011 −10.48%
2020 0.105 +0.007 +7.14%
2019 0.098 −0.001 −1.01%
2018 0.099 −0.005 −4.81%
2017 0.104 +0.001 +0.97%
2016 0.103 −0.029 −21.97%
2015 0.132 −0.074 −35.92%
2014 0.206 −0.017 −7.62%
2013 0.223 −0.043 −16.17%
2012 0.266 +0.003 +1.14%
2011 0.263 −0.005 −1.87%
2010 0.268 −0.003 −1.11%
2009 0.271 −0.01 −3.56%
2008 0.281 −0.01 −3.44%
2007 0.291 −0.004 −1.36%
2006 0.295 −0.005 −1.67%
2005 0.3 −0.035 −10.45%
2004 0.335 −0.014 −4.01%
2003 0.349 +0.016 +4.8%
2002 0.333 −0.008 −2.35%
2001 0.341 +0.031 +10%
2000 0.31 −0.035 −10.14%
1999 0.345 −0.01 −2.82%
1998 0.355 −0.023 −6.08%
1997 0.378 −0.016 −4.06%
1996 0.394 −0.002 −0.51%
1995 0.396 −0.061 −13.35%
1994 0.457 −0.068 −12.95%
1993 0.525 +0.088 +20.14%
1992 0.437 −0.016 −3.53%
1991 0.453 −0.057 −11.18%
1990 0.51 +0.026 +5.37%
1989 0.484 −0.002 −0.41%
1988 0.486 +0.001 +0.21%
1987 0.485 +0.081 +20.05%
1986 0.404 +0.065 +19.17%
1985 0.339 −0.057 −14.39%
1984 0.396 +0.104 +35.62%
1983 0.292 −0.09 −23.56%
1982 0.382 +0.041 +12.02%
1981 0.341 +0.026 +8.25%
1980 0.315 +0.017 +5.7%
1979 0.298 −0.042 −12.35%
1978 0.34 +0.015 +4.62%
1977 0.325 −0.021 −6.07%
1976 0.346 −0.008 −2.26%
1975 0.354 −0.119 −25.16%
1974 0.473 −0.091 −16.13%
1973 0.564 −0.047 −7.69%
1972 0.611 +0.103 +20.28%
1971 0.508 −0.016 −3.05%
1970 0.524 −0.056 −9.66%
1969 0.58 −0.023 −3.81%
1968 0.603 +0.061 +11.25%
1967 0.542 +0.081 +17.57%
1966 0.461 −0.122 −20.93%
1965 0.583 −0.074 −11.26%
1964 0.657 +0.104 +18.81%
1963 0.553 +0.11 +24.83%
1962 0.443 +0.065 +17.2%
1961 0.378 −0.057 −13.1%
1960 0.435 −0.09 −17.14%
1959 0.525 +0.071 +15.64%
1958 0.454 −0.002 −0.44%
1957 0.456 +0.016 +3.64%
1956 0.44 −0.122 −21.71%
1955 0.562 +0.04 +7.66%
1954 0.522 +0.113 +27.63%
1953 0.409 −0.04 −8.91%
1952 0.449 −0.051 −10.2%
1951 0.5 +0 +0%
1950 0.5 — —

Southern Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MT Malta 0.097 AL Albania 0.124 PT Portugal 0.138 ES Spain 0.144 IT Italy 0.159 HR Croatia 0.172 SI Slovenia 0.183 ME Montenegro 0.195 GR Greece 0.218 MK North Macedonia 0.256 RS Serbia 0.381 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.441
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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