Equatorial Guinea vs Malta: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Equatorial Guinea
-96.95 million tonnes
in 2024
Malta
-5.23 million tonnes
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
194th
Malta rank
191st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports -5.23 million tonnes against -96.95 million tonnes in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 91.72 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 194th and Malta ranks 191st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 8 and Malta in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.20 million tonnes | 140,903 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1860s | 3.15 million tonnes | 303,431 tonnes | 2.84 million tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1870s | 12.02 million tonnes | 393,011 tonnes | 11.62 million tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1880s | 27.53 million tonnes | 447,213 tonnes | 27.08 million tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1890s | 35.67 million tonnes | 470,578 tonnes | 35.20 million tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1900s | 27.76 million tonnes | 460,345 tonnes | 27.30 million tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1910s | 13.30 million tonnes | 439,676 tonnes | 12.86 million tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1920s | 8.73 million tonnes | 382,503 tonnes | 8.35 million tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1930s | -660,343 tonnes | 270,868 tonnes | 931,212 tonnes | Malta |
| 1940s | -50.94 million tonnes | 10,288 tonnes | 50.95 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1950s | -74.91 million tonnes | -519,152 tonnes | 74.39 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1960s | -85.33 million tonnes | -1.51 million tonnes | 83.83 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1970s | -97.50 million tonnes | -2.52 million tonnes | 94.98 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1980s | -112.77 million tonnes | -3.21 million tonnes | 109.56 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1990s | -121.40 million tonnes | -3.81 million tonnes | 117.59 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2000s | -116.95 million tonnes | -4.44 million tonnes | 112.51 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2010s | -110.46 million tonnes | -4.77 million tonnes | 105.69 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2020s | -100.09 million tonnes | -5.10 million tonnes | 94.99 million tonnes | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Equatorial Guinea or Malta?
- Malta, at -5.23 million tonnes against -96.95 million tonnes in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Equatorial Guinea and Malta?
- 91.72 million tonnes, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Malta?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Malta rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 194th and Malta ranks 191st of 197 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 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.