Malta vs Sierra Leone: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita
Malta
0.0509
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.0546
in 2024
Malta rank
177th
Sierra Leone rank
176th
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malta
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0546 against 0.0509 in Malta, a difference of 0.0037.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 177th and Sierra Leone ranks 176th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2985 | 0.0668 | 0.2317 | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.1921 | 0.0516 | 0.1405 | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.1094 | 0.0541 | 0.0553 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.0563 | 0.058 | 0.0017 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita, Malta or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.0546 against 0.0509 in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita between Malta and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0037, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Sierra Leone rank globally for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Malta ranks 177th and Sierra Leone ranks 176th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.