Malawi vs Malta: Annual CO₂ emissions by world region
Malawi
1.88 million tonnes
in 2024
Malta
1.73 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi rank
157th
Malta rank
158th
Annual CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Malawi
- Malta
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.88 million tonnes against 1.73 million tonnes in Malta, a difference of 152,710 tonnes.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malawi ranks 157th and Malta ranks 158th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 364,240 tonnes | 294,952 tonnes | 69,288 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1960s | 376,022 tonnes | 456,901 tonnes | 80,879 tonnes | Malta |
| 1970s | 572,509 tonnes | 778,234 tonnes | 205,724 tonnes | Malta |
| 1980s | 579,644 tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | 875,698 tonnes | Malta |
| 1990s | 862,754 tonnes | 2.52 million tonnes | 1.65 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2000s | 893,615 tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | 1.81 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.20 million tonnes | 2.06 million tonnes | 864,808 tonnes | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.82 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 120,536 tonnes | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions by world region, Malawi or Malta?
- Malawi, at 1.88 million tonnes against 1.73 million tonnes in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions by world region between Malawi and Malta?
- 152,710 tonnes, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Malta?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Malta rank globally for annual co₂ emissions by world region?
- Malawi ranks 157th and Malta ranks 158th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.