Malta vs Uruguay: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Malta
5.67 million tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
3.41 million tonnes
in 2024
Malta rank
110th
Uruguay rank
111th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Malta
- Uruguay
How they compare
Malta currently reports 5.67 million tonnes against 3.41 million tonnes in Uruguay, a difference of 2.26 million tonnes.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.7 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Uruguay ahead.
Malta ranks 110th and Uruguay ranks 111th of 146 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 665 tonnes | 45,702 tonnes | 45,037 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 950.2 tonnes | 688,050 tonnes | 687,099 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 373,906 tonnes | 2.07 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 4.18 million tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Malta or Uruguay?
- Malta, at 5.67 million tonnes against 3.41 million tonnes in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Malta and Uruguay?
- 2.26 million tonnes, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Uruguay?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Uruguay rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Malta ranks 110th and Uruguay ranks 111th of 146 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 gas. 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 gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.