Barbados vs Malta: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Barbados
47,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malta
43,901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Barbados rank
175th
Malta rank
176th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Barbados
- Malta
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 47,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 43,901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malta, a difference of 3,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malta ahead.
Barbados ranks 175th and Malta ranks 176th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 9 and Malta in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2,886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 393.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1860s | 3,135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 395.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1870s | 3,574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 647.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1880s | 4,150 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1890s | 5,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1900s | 8,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 853.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1910s | 10,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1920s | 11,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1930s | 11,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1940s | 20,368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1950s | 37,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1960s | 44,674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1970s | 39,887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1980s | 41,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1990s | 54,635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62,797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2000s | 46,234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2010s | 45,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2020s | 46,208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Barbados or Malta?
- Barbados, at 47,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 43,901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Barbados and Malta?
- 3,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malta?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Malta rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Barbados ranks 175th and Malta ranks 176th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.