Malta vs Netherlands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

Malta
326,553 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
392,195 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
6th
Netherlands rank
4th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time

  • Malta
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 392,195 tonnes per square kilometre against 326,553 tonnes per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 65,642 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 4th of 192 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 12,383 tonnes per square kilometre 112,255 tonnes per square kilometre 99,873 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
1970s 28,937 tonnes per square kilometre 150,348 tonnes per square kilometre 121,411 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 60,144 tonnes per square kilometre 197,800 tonnes per square kilometre 137,656 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 124,705 tonnes per square kilometre 246,492 tonnes per square kilometre 121,787 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 205,247 tonnes per square kilometre 300,351 tonnes per square kilometre 95,104 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 281,734 tonnes per square kilometre 353,698 tonnes per square kilometre 71,965 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 318,670 tonnes per square kilometre 386,425 tonnes per square kilometre 67,754 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Malta or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 392,195 tonnes per square kilometre against 326,553 tonnes per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Malta and Netherlands?
65,642 tonnes per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Netherlands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malta and Netherlands rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Malta ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 4th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.