Malta vs Netherlands: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Malta
5,267 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Netherlands
3,562 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Malta rank
8th
Netherlands rank
9th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Malta
- Netherlands
How they compare
Malta currently reports 5,267 tonnes per square kilometre against 3,562 tonnes per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 1,705 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.5 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Malta ranks 8th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,093 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,963 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,871 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 2,185 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,780 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,594 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 4,350 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,516 tonnes per square kilometre | 166.02 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 7,638 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,248 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,391 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2000s | 8,330 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,427 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,903 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 6,354 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,047 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,307 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2020s | 5,171 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,934 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,237 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Malta or Netherlands?
- Malta, at 5,267 tonnes per square kilometre against 3,562 tonnes per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Malta and Netherlands?
- 1,705 tonnes per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Netherlands?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Netherlands rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 8th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.