Malta vs Netherlands: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Malta
-2.2%
in 2024
Netherlands
-1.9%
in 2024
Malta rank
188th
Netherlands rank
185th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Malta
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports -1.9% against -2.2% in Malta, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Netherlands ahead.
Malta ranks 188th and Netherlands ranks 185th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.0% | 3.1% | 2.9% | Malta |
| 1960s | 6.5% | 5.6% | 0.9% | Malta |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 5.2% | 1.3% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 10.5% | -1.1% | 11.6% | Malta |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 0.6% | 1.5% | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% | Malta |
| 2010s | -3.5% | -1.0% | 2.4% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.1% | -5.4% | 6.5% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Malta or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at -1.9% against -2.2% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Malta and Netherlands?
- 0.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Netherlands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Netherlands rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Malta ranks 188th and Netherlands ranks 185th 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.