Barbados vs Malta: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change
Barbados
1.30 million tonnes
in 2024
Malta
1.66 million tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
165th
Malta rank
164th
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change over time
- Barbados
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.66 million tonnes against 1.30 million tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 364,620 tonnes.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.3 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 165th and Malta ranks 164th of 194 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 212,765 tonnes | 223,816 tonnes | 11,051 tonnes | Malta |
| 1960s | 296,784 tonnes | 340,213 tonnes | 43,429 tonnes | Malta |
| 1970s | 557,016 tonnes | 699,355 tonnes | 142,339 tonnes | Malta |
| 1980s | 810,165 tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | 581,891 tonnes | Malta |
| 1990s | 1.11 million tonnes | 2.44 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.43 million tonnes | 2.67 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.35 million tonnes | 2.03 million tonnes | 685,067 tonnes | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | 426,770 tonnes | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, Barbados or Malta?
- Malta, at 1.66 million tonnes against 1.30 million tonnes in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change between Barbados and Malta?
- 364,620 tonnes, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malta?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Malta rank globally for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change?
- Barbados ranks 165th and Malta ranks 164th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes.