China vs Malta: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions

China

28.5%

in 2023

Malta

0.0%

in 2023

China rank

1st

Malta rank

2nd

Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions over time

China currently reports 28.5% against 0.0% in Malta, a difference of 28.5%.

That makes China's figure about 759.4 times Malta's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and Malta ranks 2nd of 117 countries.

Indicator: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions
Unit: %
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.