Maldives vs Malta: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Maldives
2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malta
1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Maldives rank
166th
Malta rank
168th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Maldives
- Malta
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malta, a difference of 627,540 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malta ahead.
Maldives ranks 166th and Malta ranks 168th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2,282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1860s | 2,427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1870s | 2,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36,656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1880s | 3,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1890s | 3,426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1900s | 3,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1910s | 4,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1920s | 5,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1930s | 6,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36,845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1940s | 9,099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1950s | 9,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 354,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 345,141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1960s | 9,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 516,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 506,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1970s | 27,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 876,418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 849,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1980s | 102,343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1990s | 305,609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2000s | 744,217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 776,213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2020s | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 414,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Maldives or Malta?
- Maldives, at 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Maldives and Malta?
- 627,540 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Malta?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Malta rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Maldives ranks 166th 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.