Malta vs New Caledonia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Malta
99.10 million tonnes
in 2024
New Caledonia
104.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Malta rank
138th
New Caledonia rank
137th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Malta
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 104.37 million tonnes against 99.10 million tonnes in Malta, a difference of 5.27 million tonnes.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 138th and New Caledonia ranks 137th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and New Caledonia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.30 million tonnes | 369,100 tonnes | 929,807 tonnes | Malta |
| 1960s | 4.80 million tonnes | 2.65 million tonnes | 2.15 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1970s | 11.22 million tonnes | 15.15 million tonnes | 3.93 million tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 20.91 million tonnes | 29.46 million tonnes | 8.55 million tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 37.75 million tonnes | 41.23 million tonnes | 3.48 million tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 63.52 million tonnes | 57.45 million tonnes | 6.06 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2010s | 87.95 million tonnes | 80.48 million tonnes | 7.47 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2020s | 97.12 million tonnes | 99.61 million tonnes | 2.49 million tonnes | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Malta or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 104.37 million tonnes against 99.10 million tonnes in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Malta and New Caledonia?
- 5.27 million tonnes, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and New Caledonia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Malta and New Caledonia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Malta ranks 138th and New Caledonia ranks 137th 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.