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
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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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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).