Chad vs Malta: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Chad
-16,993 tonnes
in 2024
Malta
-39,236 tonnes
in 2024
Chad rank
171st
Malta rank
174th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Chad
- Malta
How they compare
Chad currently reports -16,993 tonnes against -39,236 tonnes in Malta, a difference of 22,243 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Malta ahead.
Chad ranks 171st and Malta ranks 174th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3,632 tonnes | 15,877 tonnes | 12,246 tonnes | Malta |
| 1960s | 9,893 tonnes | 26,381 tonnes | 16,488 tonnes | Malta |
| 1970s | 4,030 tonnes | 25,282 tonnes | 21,251 tonnes | Malta |
| 1980s | -9,893 tonnes | 126,408 tonnes | 136,301 tonnes | Malta |
| 1990s | 37,099 tonnes | 40,379 tonnes | 3,280 tonnes | Malta |
| 2000s | 74,613 tonnes | -1,201 tonnes | 75,814 tonnes | Chad |
| 2010s | 108,008 tonnes | -91,167 tonnes | 199,174 tonnes | Chad |
| 2020s | 106,323 tonnes | 15,914 tonnes | 90,409 tonnes | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Chad or Malta?
- Chad, at -16,993 tonnes against -39,236 tonnes in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Chad and Malta?
- 22,243 tonnes, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Malta?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Malta rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Chad ranks 171st and Malta ranks 174th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.