Jamaica vs Malta: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Jamaica
6.81 million tonnes
in 2024
Malta
6.41 million tonnes
in 2024
Jamaica rank
116th
Malta rank
118th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Jamaica
- Malta
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 6.81 million tonnes against 6.41 million tonnes in Malta, a difference of 397,520 tonnes.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Jamaica ranks 116th and Malta ranks 118th of 179 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 201,298 tonnes | 204,430 tonnes | 3,132 tonnes | Malta |
| 1960s | 301,678 tonnes | 353,830 tonnes | 52,152 tonnes | Malta |
| 1970s | 336,479 tonnes | 388,993 tonnes | 52,515 tonnes | Malta |
| 1980s | 354,429 tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1990s | 1.19 million tonnes | 5.79 million tonnes | 4.59 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2000s | 2.91 million tonnes | 6.41 million tonnes | 3.50 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2010s | 4.56 million tonnes | 6.41 million tonnes | 1.85 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2020s | 6.34 million tonnes | 6.41 million tonnes | 70,114 tonnes | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Jamaica or Malta?
- Jamaica, at 6.81 million tonnes against 6.41 million tonnes in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Jamaica and Malta?
- 397,520 tonnes, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Malta?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Malta rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Jamaica ranks 116th and Malta ranks 118th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.