Georgia vs Malta: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Georgia
-137,945 tonnes
in 2024
Malta
-39,236 tonnes
in 2024
Georgia rank
177th
Malta rank
174th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Georgia
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports -39,236 tonnes against -137,945 tonnes in Georgia, a difference of 98,709 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Georgia ahead.
Georgia ranks 177th and Malta ranks 174th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 7 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 287,290 tonnes | 15,877 tonnes | 271,412 tonnes | Georgia |
| 1960s | 317,651 tonnes | 26,381 tonnes | 291,270 tonnes | Georgia |
| 1970s | 421,254 tonnes | 25,282 tonnes | 395,973 tonnes | Georgia |
| 1980s | 259,567 tonnes | 126,408 tonnes | 133,159 tonnes | Georgia |
| 1990s | -1.08 million tonnes | 40,379 tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2000s | 192,476 tonnes | -1,201 tonnes | 193,677 tonnes | Georgia |
| 2010s | 434,652 tonnes | -91,167 tonnes | 525,819 tonnes | Georgia |
| 2020s | 253,433 tonnes | 15,914 tonnes | 237,519 tonnes | Georgia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Georgia or Malta?
- Malta, at -39,236 tonnes against -137,945 tonnes in Georgia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Georgia and Malta?
- 98,709 tonnes, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Malta?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Georgia and Malta rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Georgia ranks 177th 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.