Malta vs Sweden: Carbon intensity of energy
Malta
47.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Sweden
81.28 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Malta rank
202nd
Sweden rank
199th
Carbon intensity of energy over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 81.28 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 47.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Malta, a difference of 33.69 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.7 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 202nd and Sweden ranks 199th of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 239.02 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 114.28 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 124.73 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Malta |
| 1990s | 254.45 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 110.75 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 143.71 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Malta |
| 2000s | 123.72 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 100.49 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 23.23 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Malta |
| 2010s | 68.47 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 87.62 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 19.15 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Sweden |
| 2020s | 45.36 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 78.7 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 33.34 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of energy, Malta or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 81.28 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 47.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of energy between Malta and Sweden?
- 33.69 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for carbon intensity of energy?
- Malta ranks 202nd and Sweden ranks 199th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity of energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.