Eswatini vs Malta: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Eswatini
1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malta
1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Eswatini rank
169th
Malta rank
168th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Eswatini
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eswatini, a difference of 287,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 169th and Malta ranks 168th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 14 and Malta in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 224,328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 180,354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1860s | 280,024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 239,956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1870s | 374,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 335,496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1880s | 380,428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 340,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1890s | 461,632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 420,519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1900s | 679,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 636,199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1910s | 843,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 800,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1920s | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1930s | 724,292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 680,474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1940s | 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1950s | 3.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 354,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 516,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 876,418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 2.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 289,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2000s | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 897,732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 562,118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 203,064 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, Eswatini or Malta?
- Malta, at 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Eswatini and Malta?
- 287,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Malta?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Malta rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Eswatini ranks 169th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.