Cyprus vs Malta: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Cyprus
489 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Malta
484.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Cyprus rank
101st
Malta rank
102nd
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Cyprus
- Malta
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 489 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 484.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Malta, a difference of 4.98 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malta ahead.
Cyprus ranks 101st and Malta ranks 102nd of 213 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 658.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 707.12 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 48.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Malta |
| 2000s | 657.48 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 657.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 0.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Malta |
| 2010s | 614.16 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 596.99 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 17.17 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 539.01 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 496.29 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 42.73 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Cyprus or Malta?
- Cyprus, at 489 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 484.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Cyprus and Malta?
- 4.98 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Malta?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Malta rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Cyprus ranks 101st and Malta ranks 102nd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.