Equatorial Guinea vs Malta: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change

Equatorial Guinea
133.57 million tonnes
in 2024
Malta
106.16 million tonnes
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
163rd
Malta rank
165th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Malta
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 133.57 million tonnes against 106.16 million tonnes in Malta, a difference of 27.42 million tonnes.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 163rd and Malta ranks 165th of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Malta Difference Ahead
1950s -7.65 million tonnes 1.15 million tonnes 8.80 million tonnes Malta
1960s -17.78 million tonnes 3.82 million tonnes 21.59 million tonnes Malta
1970s -29.50 million tonnes 9.26 million tonnes 38.76 million tonnes Malta
1980s -44.09 million tonnes 19.25 million tonnes 63.33 million tonnes Malta
1990s -48.93 million tonnes 39.91 million tonnes 88.84 million tonnes Malta
2000s -14.55 million tonnes 65.68 million tonnes 80.23 million tonnes Malta
2010s 54.29 million tonnes 90.15 million tonnes 35.86 million tonnes Malta
2020s 116.26 million tonnes 102.81 million tonnes 13.45 million tonnes Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Equatorial Guinea or Malta?
Equatorial Guinea, at 133.57 million tonnes against 106.16 million tonnes in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Equatorial Guinea and Malta?
27.42 million tonnes, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Malta?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Malta rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 163rd and Malta ranks 165th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.