Denmark vs Malta: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Denmark
0.0972 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Malta
0.097 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Denmark rank
152nd
Malta rank
153rd
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Denmark
- Malta
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.0972 kilograms per international-$ against 0.097 kilograms per international-$ in Malta, a difference of 0.0002 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Denmark ranks 152nd and Malta ranks 153rd of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4683 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4816 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0133 kilograms per international-$ | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.5404 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5236 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0168 kilograms per international-$ | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.531 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4344 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0966 kilograms per international-$ | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.4 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3925 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0075 kilograms per international-$ | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.3631 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4249 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0618 kilograms per international-$ | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.2434 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3106 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0672 kilograms per international-$ | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.1514 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1762 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0248 kilograms per international-$ | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.1009 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0985 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0024 kilograms per international-$ | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Denmark or Malta?
- Denmark, at 0.0972 kilograms per international-$ against 0.097 kilograms per international-$ in Malta as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Denmark and Malta?
- 0.0002 kilograms per international-$, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Malta?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Malta rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Denmark ranks 152nd and Malta ranks 153rd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).