Malta vs Somalia: CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry
Malta
1.00 million tonnes
in 2024
Somalia
1.32 million tonnes
in 2024
Malta rank
161st
Somalia rank
158th
CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry over time
- Malta
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.32 million tonnes against 1.00 million tonnes in Malta, a difference of 317,650 tonnes.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 161st and Somalia ranks 158th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 7 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 263,498 tonnes | 61,922 tonnes | 201,576 tonnes | Malta |
| 1960s | 450,298 tonnes | 133,003 tonnes | 317,294 tonnes | Malta |
| 1970s | 777,136 tonnes | 405,605 tonnes | 371,531 tonnes | Malta |
| 1980s | 1.16 million tonnes | 814,141 tonnes | 347,865 tonnes | Malta |
| 1990s | 2.21 million tonnes | 602,728 tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2000s | 2.71 million tonnes | 633,506 tonnes | 2.07 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.87 million tonnes | 913,802 tonnes | 953,580 tonnes | Malta |
| 2020s | 949,856 tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 286,278 tonnes | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions by fuel or industry, Malta or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 1.32 million tonnes against 1.00 million tonnes in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions by fuel or industry between Malta and Somalia?
- 317,650 tonnes, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Somalia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Somalia rank globally for co₂ emissions by fuel or industry?
- Malta ranks 161st and Somalia ranks 158th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes.