Equatorial Guinea vs Malta: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas

Equatorial Guinea
51,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malta
43,901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
173rd
Malta rank
176th

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Malta
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 51,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 43,901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malta, a difference of 7,766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malta ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd and Malta ranks 176th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Malta Difference Ahead
1850s 2,141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Malta
1860s 2,316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Malta
1870s 2,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Malta
1880s 3,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Malta
1890s 3,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Malta
1900s 4,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7,315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Malta
1910s 4,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7,445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Malta
1920s 6,181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Malta
1930s 6,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Malta
1940s 11,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15,226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Malta
1950s 16,647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Malta
1960s 17,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27,527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10,069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Malta
1970s 19,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 35,092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15,887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Malta
1980s 25,715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46,747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21,031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Malta
1990s 32,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 62,797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 30,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Malta
2000s 48,199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 59,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11,356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Malta
2010s 54,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 48,628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Equatorial Guinea
2020s 51,562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7,788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Equatorial Guinea or Malta?
Equatorial Guinea, at 51,667 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 Equatorial Guinea and Malta?
7,766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Malta?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Malta rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.