North Korea vs Malta: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
North Korea
0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malta
0.0772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
North Korea rank
189th
Malta rank
188th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- North Korea
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.0772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.0043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 189th and Malta ranks 188th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.4289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.2781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.1082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.0831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, North Korea or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.0772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between North Korea and Malta?
- 0.0043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Malta?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Malta rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 189th and Malta ranks 188th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. 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 by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.