Malawi vs Malta: Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions

Malawi

1.88 million tonnes

in 2024

Malta

1.73 million tonnes

in 2024

Malawi rank

157th

Malta rank

158th

Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions over time

Malawi currently reports 1.88 million tonnes against 1.73 million tonnes in Malta, a difference of 152,710 tonnes.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malta ahead.

Malawi ranks 157th and Malta ranks 158th of 215 countries.

Indicator: Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 216 places, 12,568 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.