Japan vs Malta: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Japan
477.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Malta
484.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Japan rank
104th
Malta rank
102nd
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Japan
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 484.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 477.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Japan, a difference of 6.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.
Japan ranks 104th and Malta ranks 102nd of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 453.34 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 657.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 204.41 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Malta |
| 2010s | 550.7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 596.99 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 46.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Malta |
| 2020s | 502.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 496.29 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 6.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Japan or Malta?
- Malta, at 484.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 477.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Japan and Malta?
- 6.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Malta rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Japan ranks 104th 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.