Brunei vs Malta: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Brunei
106.57 million tonnes
in 2024
Malta
99.10 million tonnes
in 2024
Brunei rank
135th
Malta rank
138th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Brunei
- Malta
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 106.57 million tonnes against 99.10 million tonnes in Malta, a difference of 7.47 million tonnes.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 135th and Malta ranks 138th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 6 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.47 million tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes | 29.17 million tonnes | Brunei |
| 1960s | 31.01 million tonnes | 4.80 million tonnes | 26.21 million tonnes | Brunei |
| 1970s | 33.10 million tonnes | 11.22 million tonnes | 21.88 million tonnes | Brunei |
| 1980s | 38.08 million tonnes | 20.91 million tonnes | 17.17 million tonnes | Brunei |
| 1990s | 49.70 million tonnes | 37.75 million tonnes | 11.95 million tonnes | Brunei |
| 2000s | 63.25 million tonnes | 63.52 million tonnes | 271,670 tonnes | Malta |
| 2010s | 80.16 million tonnes | 87.95 million tonnes | 7.79 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2020s | 99.27 million tonnes | 97.12 million tonnes | 2.14 million tonnes | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Brunei or Malta?
- Brunei, at 106.57 million tonnes against 99.10 million tonnes in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Brunei and Malta?
- 7.47 million tonnes, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Malta?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Malta rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Brunei ranks 135th and Malta ranks 138th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.