Barbados vs Malta: Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems
Barbados
455,450 tonnes CO₂e
in 2015
Malta
491,347 tonnes CO₂e
in 2015
Barbados rank
174th
Malta rank
173rd
Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems over time
- Barbados
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 491,347 tonnes CO₂e against 455,450 tonnes CO₂e in Barbados, a difference of 35,897 tonnes CO₂e.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 174th and Malta ranks 173rd of 217 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 271,784 tonnes CO₂e | 356,569 tonnes CO₂e | 84,785 tonnes CO₂e | Malta |
| 2000s | 352,351 tonnes CO₂e | 533,800 tonnes CO₂e | 181,448 tonnes CO₂e | Malta |
| 2010s | 414,766 tonnes CO₂e | 583,234 tonnes CO₂e | 168,467 tonnes CO₂e | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions from food systems, Barbados or Malta?
- Malta, at 491,347 tonnes CO₂e against 455,450 tonnes CO₂e in Barbados as of 2015.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions from food systems between Barbados and Malta?
- 35,897 tonnes CO₂e, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malta?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Barbados and Malta rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions from food systems?
- Barbados ranks 174th and Malta ranks 173rd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.