Malta vs Montenegro: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Malta
-39,236 tonnes
in 2024
Montenegro
-30,591 tonnes
in 2024
Malta rank
174th
Montenegro rank
173rd
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Malta
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports -30,591 tonnes against -39,236 tonnes in Malta, a difference of 8,645 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 174th and Montenegro ranks 173rd of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Montenegro in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15,877 tonnes | 27,257 tonnes | 11,380 tonnes | Montenegro |
| 1960s | 26,381 tonnes | 37,960 tonnes | 11,580 tonnes | Montenegro |
| 1970s | 25,282 tonnes | 94,230 tonnes | 68,948 tonnes | Montenegro |
| 1980s | 126,408 tonnes | 36,361 tonnes | 90,047 tonnes | Malta |
| 1990s | 40,379 tonnes | -86,769 tonnes | 127,148 tonnes | Malta |
| 2000s | -1,201 tonnes | 31,632 tonnes | 32,833 tonnes | Montenegro |
| 2010s | -91,167 tonnes | 79,509 tonnes | 170,676 tonnes | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 15,914 tonnes | -20,121 tonnes | 36,035 tonnes | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Malta or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at -30,591 tonnes against -39,236 tonnes in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Malta and Montenegro?
- 8,645 tonnes, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Montenegro?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Montenegro rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Malta ranks 174th and Montenegro ranks 173rd 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.