Fiji vs Malta: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Fiji
1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malta
1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Fiji rank
171st
Malta rank
168th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Fiji
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Fiji, a difference of 602,470 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.5 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 171st and Malta ranks 168th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 15 and Malta in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 992,141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1860s | 422,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 382,155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1870s | 348,371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 309,036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1880s | 279,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 239,527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1890s | 281,516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 240,403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1900s | 405,791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 362,765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1910s | 569,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 525,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1920s | 551,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 507,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1930s | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1940s | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1950s | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 354,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 956,135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1960s | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 516,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 774,949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1970s | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 876,418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1980s | 4.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1990s | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 977,135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 2000s | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 549,064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2010s | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 66,408 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, Fiji or Malta?
- Malta, at 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Fiji and Malta?
- 602,470 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Malta?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Malta rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Fiji ranks 171st 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.