Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture in Malta
Malta: Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture was 20,000 tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture in Malta, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Malta recorded 20,000 tonnes for nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture in Malta peaked at 30,000 tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20,000 tonnes, in 2009.
Malta ranks 168th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,000 tonnes | 30,000 tonnes | 30,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,000 tonnes | 20,000 tonnes | 30,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,000 tonnes | 20,000 tonnes | 20,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,000 tonnes | 20,000 tonnes | 20,000 tonnes | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Malta
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 130.29 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 25,040 (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 4.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 0 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture in Malta?
- Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture in Malta was 20,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 30,000 tonnes in 1990.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,000 tonnes in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture?
- Malta ranks 168th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.