Malta: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Malta's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e) did not change 0 on 2022 (from -0.0001 to -0.0001).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was −0.00000455 and a typical year strayed about 0.0000213 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly fall was 0.0001 in 2004. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Malta had the 27th highest value of the 179 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Malta in the 2023 ranking

• Kuwait — 24th of 179: 0.13
• Mozambique — 25th of 179: 0
• Tuvalu — 26th of 179: 0
• San Marino — 28th of 179: -0.01
• Liechtenstein — 29th of 179: -0.02
• Bahrain — 30th of 179: -0.03

What this measures

Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Forest land".

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 24 values

Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 4.03 (2023)
• Algeria — -10.15 (2023)
• Bahrain — -0.03 (2023)
• Djibouti — -7 (2023)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — -49.99 (2023)
• Israel — -0.26 (2023)
• Jordan — -0.92 (2023)
• Kuwait — 0.13 (2023)
• Lebanon — -2.05 (2023)

More environment data for Malta

• Rural population — 25,040 (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 4.32% (2025)
• Urban population — 554,664 (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 95.68% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 17,954 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 1,804 (2024)
• Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 19,758 (2024)
• Rural population growth (annual %) — 1.29% (2025)
• Urban population growth (annual %) — 1.92% (2025)
• Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land) — 190.95 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Malta's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e)?

-0.0001 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How does Malta rank?

27th highest of 179 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e) unusual for Malta?

In 2023, Malta's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e) did not change 0 on 2022 (from -0.0001 to -0.0001). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was −0.00000455 and a typical year strayed about 0.0000213 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EN.GHG.CO2.LU.FL.MT.CE.AR5, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, uri: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-4643-2022, note: Data available from https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7190605, publisher: Earth System Science Data (ESSD) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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