Iceland vs Malta: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita
Iceland
43.89 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Malta
47.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Iceland rank
203rd
Malta rank
202nd
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iceland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 47.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 43.89 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Iceland, a difference of 3.7 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malta ahead.
Iceland ranks 203rd and Malta ranks 202nd of 204 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 138.52 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 239.02 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 100.5 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Malta |
| 1990s | 133.72 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 254.45 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 120.73 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Malta |
| 2000s | 77.57 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 123.72 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 46.15 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Malta |
| 2010s | 46.56 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 68.47 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 21.91 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Malta |
| 2020s | 41.98 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 45.36 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 3.38 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita, Iceland or Malta?
- Malta, at 47.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 43.89 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita between Iceland and Malta?
- 3.7 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Iceland ranks 203rd and Malta ranks 202nd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon 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
Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.