Barbados vs Malta: Methane emissions
Barbados
160,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malta
165,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Barbados rank
175th
Malta rank
173rd
Methane emissions over time
- Barbados
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 165,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 160,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Barbados, a difference of 4,727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 175th and Malta ranks 173rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 16 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 66,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1860s | 73,406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1870s | 77,999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1880s | 82,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1890s | 87,901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1900s | 86,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,090 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1910s | 78,550 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1920s | 75,189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36,140 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1930s | 82,677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1940s | 97,763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1950s | 133,126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 65,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68,078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1960s | 176,721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1970s | 232,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 133,305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1980s | 232,821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 110,748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1990s | 203,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 158,013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 2000s | 192,350 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 188,841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 2010s | 167,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2020s | 162,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 167,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Barbados or Malta?
- Malta, at 165,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 160,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Barbados and Malta?
- 4,727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malta?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Malta rank globally for methane emissions?
- Barbados ranks 175th and Malta ranks 173rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.