Malta vs Yemen: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Malta
-5.23 million tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
-16.93 million tonnes
in 2024
Malta rank
191st
Yemen rank
193rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Malta
- Yemen
How they compare
Malta currently reports -5.23 million tonnes against -16.93 million tonnes in Yemen, a difference of 11.70 million tonnes.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 191st and Yemen ranks 193rd of 197 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 140,903 tonnes | -2.91 million tonnes | 3.05 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1860s | 303,431 tonnes | -8.70 million tonnes | 9.00 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1870s | 393,011 tonnes | -14.56 million tonnes | 14.96 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1880s | 447,213 tonnes | -19.82 million tonnes | 20.27 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1890s | 470,578 tonnes | -25.48 million tonnes | 25.95 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1900s | 460,345 tonnes | -32.06 million tonnes | 32.52 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1910s | 439,676 tonnes | -37.88 million tonnes | 38.32 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1920s | 382,503 tonnes | -41.51 million tonnes | 41.89 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1930s | 270,868 tonnes | -45.30 million tonnes | 45.57 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1940s | 10,288 tonnes | -50.62 million tonnes | 50.63 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1950s | -519,152 tonnes | -54.20 million tonnes | 53.69 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1960s | -1.51 million tonnes | -60.22 million tonnes | 58.71 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1970s | -2.52 million tonnes | -61.42 million tonnes | 58.90 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1980s | -3.21 million tonnes | -60.16 million tonnes | 56.96 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1990s | -3.81 million tonnes | -37.53 million tonnes | 33.72 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2000s | -4.44 million tonnes | -20.99 million tonnes | 16.56 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2010s | -4.77 million tonnes | -15.86 million tonnes | 11.09 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2020s | -5.10 million tonnes | -17.16 million tonnes | 12.06 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, Malta or Yemen?
- Malta, at -5.23 million tonnes against -16.93 million tonnes in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Malta and Yemen?
- 11.70 million tonnes, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Yemen?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Yemen rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Malta ranks 191st and Yemen ranks 193rd 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.