Malta vs Singapore: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Malta
26.82 tonnes per person
in 2023
Singapore
32.29 tonnes per person
in 2023
Malta rank
3rd
Singapore rank
1st
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Malta
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 32.29 tonnes per person against 26.82 tonnes per person in Malta, a difference of 5.47 tonnes per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Singapore ahead.
Malta ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st of 120 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.34 tonnes per person | 21.3 tonnes per person | 11.95 tonnes per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 13.21 tonnes per person | 30.82 tonnes per person | 17.61 tonnes per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 25.1 tonnes per person | 32.87 tonnes per person | 7.77 tonnes per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 28.62 tonnes per person | 31.63 tonnes per person | 3.01 tonnes per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions, Malta or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 32.29 tonnes per person against 26.82 tonnes per person in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions between Malta and Singapore?
- 5.47 tonnes per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Singapore?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Singapore rank globally for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Malta ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.