Barbados vs Malta: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Barbados
-69,909 tonnes
in 2024
Malta
-68,883 tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
144th
Malta rank
143rd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Barbados
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports -68,883 tonnes against -69,909 tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 1,026 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 144th and Malta ranks 143rd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 16 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 48,130 tonnes | 23,156 tonnes | 24,974 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1860s | 44,422 tonnes | 12,011 tonnes | 32,412 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1870s | 43,166 tonnes | 6,998 tonnes | 36,167 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1880s | 40,593 tonnes | 4,349 tonnes | 36,244 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1890s | 37,186 tonnes | 179.54 tonnes | 37,006 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1900s | 25,443 tonnes | -970.96 tonnes | 26,414 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1910s | 21,412 tonnes | -3,829 tonnes | 25,241 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1920s | 22,592 tonnes | -6,965 tonnes | 29,557 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1930s | 27,535 tonnes | -16,272 tonnes | 43,807 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1940s | 40,696 tonnes | -35,314 tonnes | 76,010 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1950s | 94,051 tonnes | -71,137 tonnes | 165,188 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1960s | 24,182 tonnes | -116,687 tonnes | 140,870 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1970s | 26,469 tonnes | -78,879 tonnes | 105,347 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1980s | 2,964 tonnes | -63,285 tonnes | 66,249 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 7,317 tonnes | -73,390 tonnes | 80,707 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | -13,146 tonnes | -42,085 tonnes | 28,938 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | -111,800 tonnes | -29,961 tonnes | 81,839 tonnes | Malta |
| 2020s | -80,996 tonnes | -62,383 tonnes | 18,613 tonnes | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Barbados or Malta?
- Malta, at -68,883 tonnes against -69,909 tonnes in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Barbados and Malta?
- 1,026 tonnes, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malta?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Malta rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Barbados ranks 144th and Malta ranks 143rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from 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 emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.