Barbados vs Malta: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Barbados
31.66 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Malta
38.06 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Barbados rank
14th
Malta rank
12th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Barbados
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 38.06 tonnes per square kilometre against 31.66 tonnes per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 6.4 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 14th and Malta ranks 12th of 207 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 103.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 93.34 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1970s | 7.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 150.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 143.48 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1980s | 13.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 171.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 158.17 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1990s | 41.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 272.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 231.2 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2000s | 40.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 140.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 99.85 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 38.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 46.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.13 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2020s | 30.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 38.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.57 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Barbados or Malta?
- Malta, at 38.06 tonnes per square kilometre against 31.66 tonnes per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Barbados and Malta?
- 6.4 tonnes per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malta?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Malta rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 14th and Malta ranks 12th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.