Malta vs Netherlands: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Malta
5,486 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Netherlands
3,409 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Malta rank
12th
Netherlands rank
15th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Malta
- Netherlands
How they compare
Malta currently reports 5,486 tonnes per square kilometre against 3,409 tonnes per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 2,077 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.6 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Malta ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,468 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,919 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,451 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 2,432 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,761 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,329 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 4,548 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,459 tonnes per square kilometre | 88.77 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1990s | 7,868 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,118 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,750 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2000s | 8,462 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,212 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,250 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 6,447 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,874 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,573 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2020s | 5,368 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,779 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,589 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Malta or Netherlands?
- Malta, at 5,486 tonnes per square kilometre against 3,409 tonnes per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Malta and Netherlands?
- 2,077 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 carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, 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
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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.