Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Malta
Malta: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector was 37.53 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Malta, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Malta stood at 37.53 kilograms per person. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Malta peaked at 81.54 kilograms per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 37.53 kilograms per person, in 2023.
Malta ranks 175th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Malta, year by year
| Year | kilograms per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81.54 kilograms per person | — |
| 1991 | 80.79 kilograms per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 80.04 kilograms per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 79.32 kilograms per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 78.64 kilograms per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 78.01 kilograms per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 77.39 kilograms per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 76.79 kilograms per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 76.18 kilograms per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 75.59 kilograms per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 75.02 kilograms per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 74.48 kilograms per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 73.97 kilograms per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 73.49 kilograms per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 73.03 kilograms per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 72.58 kilograms per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 72.21 kilograms per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 71.91 kilograms per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 71.6 kilograms per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 47.53 kilograms per person | -33.6% |
| 2010 | 47.32 kilograms per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 47.1 kilograms per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 46.88 kilograms per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 46.68 kilograms per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 46.03 kilograms per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 44.95 kilograms per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 43.93 kilograms per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 42.74 kilograms per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 41.27 kilograms per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 39.68 kilograms per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 38.59 kilograms per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 38.14 kilograms per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 37.86 kilograms per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 37.53 kilograms per person | -0.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 37.53 kilograms per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 234.74 kilograms per person, 16% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Malta's 37.53 kilograms per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.02 kilograms per person, 38% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -33.6% | 71.6 kilograms per person | 47.53 kilograms per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.43 kilograms per person | 75.59 kilograms per person | 81.54 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.58 kilograms per person | 47.53 kilograms per person | 75.02 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.66 kilograms per person | 39.68 kilograms per person | 47.32 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.03 kilograms per person | 37.53 kilograms per person | 38.59 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 172 Comoros 47.04 kilograms per person compare
- 173 Sao Tome and Principe 43.31 kilograms per person compare
- 174 Liberia 41.87 kilograms per person compare
- 176 Bahamas 25.03 kilograms per person compare
- 177 Bahrain 12.74 kilograms per person compare
- 178 Solomon Islands 12.5 kilograms per person 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 per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Malta?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Malta was 37.53 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 81.54 kilograms per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.53 kilograms per person in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector?
- Malta ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.