France vs Malta: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
France
-2.3%
in 2024
Malta
-2.2%
in 2024
France rank
190th
Malta rank
188th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- France
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports -2.2% against -2.3% in France, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was France ahead.
France ranks 190th and Malta ranks 188th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.1% | 6.0% | 2.9% | Malta |
| 1960s | 5.5% | 6.5% | 1.0% | Malta |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 3.9% | 2.0% | Malta |
| 1980s | -2.8% | 10.5% | 13.3% | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 2.2% | 1.8% | Malta |
| 2000s | -1.0% | 0.1% | 1.1% | Malta |
| 2010s | -1.5% | -3.5% | 1.9% | France |
| 2020s | -3.3% | 1.1% | 4.4% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, France or Malta?
- Malta, at -2.2% against -2.3% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between France and Malta?
- 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Malta?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do France and Malta rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- France ranks 190th and Malta ranks 188th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.