Air pollutants by source sector in Malta
Malta: Air pollutants by source sector was 30 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Air pollutants by source sector in Malta, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, air pollutants by source sector in Malta stood at 30. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air pollutants by source sector in Malta peaked at 520 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2023.
Malta ranks 38th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Air pollutants by source sector in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 270 | — |
| 1991 | 250 | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 250 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 330 | +32.0% |
| 1994 | 300 | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 290 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 320 | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 310 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 320 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 330 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 310 | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 390 | +25.8% |
| 2002 | 380 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 430 | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 400 | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 360 | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 370 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 370 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 340 | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 320 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 320 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 340 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 380 | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 310 | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 300 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 170 | -43.3% |
| 2016 | 120 | -29.4% |
| 2017 | 520 | +333.3% |
| 2018 | 100 | -80.8% |
| 2019 | 70 | -30.0% |
| 2020 | 200 | +185.7% |
| 2021 | 160 | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 50 | -68.8% |
| 2023 | 30 | -40.0% |
| 2024 | 30 | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 30 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,040, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air pollutants by source sector 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +333.3% | 120 | 520 |
| 2020 | +185.7% | 70 | 200 |
| 2018 | -80.8% | 520 | 100 |
| 2022 | -68.8% | 160 | 50 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 297 | 250 | 330 | 10 |
| 2000s | 367 | 310 | 430 | 10 |
| 2010s | 263 | 70 | 520 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94 | 30 | 200 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 35 Slovakia 630 compare
- 36 Luxembourg 400 compare
- 37 Cyprus 310 compare
- 39 Iceland 3 compare
- 40 Liechtenstein 1 compare
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air pollutants by source sector in Malta?
- Air pollutants by source sector in Malta was 30 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest air pollutants by source sector recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 520 in 2017.
- What is the lowest air pollutants by source sector recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for air pollutants by source sector?
- Malta ranks 38th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is air pollutants by source sector rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Air pollutants by source sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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