Malta vs United Arab Emirates: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Malta
5,267 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
3,126 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Malta rank
8th
United Arab Emirates rank
10th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Malta
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Malta currently reports 5,267 tonnes per square kilometre against 3,126 tonnes per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 2,141 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.7 times United Arab Emirates's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 8th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 192 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,093 tonnes per square kilometre | 35.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,057 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1970s | 2,185 tonnes per square kilometre | 440.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,745 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1980s | 4,350 tonnes per square kilometre | 619.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,731 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1990s | 7,638 tonnes per square kilometre | 972.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,666 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2000s | 8,330 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,711 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,619 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 6,354 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,926 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,428 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2020s | 5,171 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,005 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,166 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 United Arab Emirates?
- Malta, at 5,267 tonnes per square kilometre against 3,126 tonnes per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Malta and United Arab Emirates?
- 2,141 tonnes per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United Arab Emirates?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malta and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 8th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th 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.