Malta vs Yemen: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Malta
-39,236 tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
-18,079 tonnes
in 2024
Malta rank
174th
Yemen rank
172nd
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Malta
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports -18,079 tonnes against -39,236 tonnes in Malta, a difference of 21,157 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 174th and Yemen ranks 172nd of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15,877 tonnes | 282,536 tonnes | 266,658 tonnes | Yemen |
| 1960s | 26,381 tonnes | 207,382 tonnes | 181,001 tonnes | Yemen |
| 1970s | 25,282 tonnes | -145,530 tonnes | 170,811 tonnes | Malta |
| 1980s | 126,408 tonnes | 675,592 tonnes | 549,184 tonnes | Yemen |
| 1990s | 40,379 tonnes | 482,038 tonnes | 441,659 tonnes | Yemen |
| 2000s | -1,201 tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 2010s | -91,167 tonnes | -1.51 million tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2020s | 15,914 tonnes | -332,939 tonnes | 348,853 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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at -18,079 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 Yemen?
- 21,157 tonnes, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Yemen rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Malta ranks 174th and Yemen ranks 172nd 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.