Barbados vs Malta: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Barbados
1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malta
1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Barbados rank
170th
Malta rank
168th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Barbados
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Barbados, a difference of 367,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 170th and Malta ranks 168th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 11 and Malta in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 90,341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1860s | 95,831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55,763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1870s | 100,635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1880s | 105,133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1890s | 110,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69,852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1900s | 109,171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 66,145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1910s | 102,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58,792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1920s | 100,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1930s | 112,037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1940s | 145,741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1950s | 348,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 354,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,350 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1960s | 518,508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 516,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1970s | 821,278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 876,418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55,140 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1980s | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 508,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1990s | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 644,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 420,828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Barbados or Malta?
- Malta, at 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Barbados and Malta?
- 367,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Malta 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 annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Barbados ranks 170th and Malta ranks 168th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.