Latvia vs Malta: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Latvia
-127,994 tonnes
in 2024
Malta
-39,236 tonnes
in 2024
Latvia rank
176th
Malta rank
174th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Latvia
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports -39,236 tonnes against -127,994 tonnes in Latvia, a difference of 88,758 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 176th and Malta ranks 174th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 527,992 tonnes | 15,877 tonnes | 512,114 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1960s | 571,671 tonnes | 26,381 tonnes | 545,290 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1970s | 751,098 tonnes | 25,282 tonnes | 725,817 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1980s | -456,689 tonnes | 126,408 tonnes | 583,097 tonnes | Malta |
| 1990s | -1.02 million tonnes | 40,379 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2000s | -26,166 tonnes | -1,201 tonnes | 24,965 tonnes | Malta |
| 2010s | 17,725 tonnes | -91,167 tonnes | 108,892 tonnes | Latvia |
| 2020s | -234,313 tonnes | 15,914 tonnes | 250,227 tonnes | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Latvia or Malta?
- Malta, at -39,236 tonnes against -127,994 tonnes in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Latvia and Malta?
- 88,758 tonnes, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Malta?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Malta rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Latvia ranks 176th 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.