Malta vs United Kingdom: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Malta
342,169 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
329,709 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
11th
United Kingdom rank
12th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Malta
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Malta currently reports 342,169 tonnes per square kilometre against 329,709 tonnes per square kilometre in United Kingdom, a difference of 12,460 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Malta ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 12th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,756 tonnes per square kilometre | 200,022 tonnes per square kilometre | 183,265 tonnes per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 36,292 tonnes per square kilometre | 224,626 tonnes per square kilometre | 188,335 tonnes per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 69,640 tonnes per square kilometre | 248,850 tonnes per square kilometre | 179,210 tonnes per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 136,078 tonnes per square kilometre | 272,715 tonnes per square kilometre | 136,637 tonnes per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 218,588 tonnes per square kilometre | 296,246 tonnes per square kilometre | 77,658 tonnes per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 296,125 tonnes per square kilometre | 316,875 tonnes per square kilometre | 20,750 tonnes per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 333,994 tonnes per square kilometre | 327,758 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,236 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Malta or United Kingdom?
- Malta, at 342,169 tonnes per square kilometre against 329,709 tonnes per square kilometre in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Malta and United Kingdom?
- 12,460 tonnes per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United Kingdom?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malta and United Kingdom rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 12th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions 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.