Malta vs Turkey: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Malta
484.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Turkey
474.74 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Malta rank
102nd
Turkey rank
105th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Malta
- Turkey
How they compare
Malta currently reports 484.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 474.74 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Turkey, a difference of 9.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 102nd and Turkey ranks 105th of 213 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 707.12 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 521.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 185.35 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Malta |
| 2000s | 657.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 556.43 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 101.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Malta |
| 2010s | 596.99 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 526.3 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 70.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Malta |
| 2020s | 496.29 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 484.87 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 11.42 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Malta or Turkey?
- Malta, at 484.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 474.74 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Malta and Turkey?
- 9.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Turkey?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Turkey rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Malta ranks 102nd and Turkey ranks 105th 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.