Maldives vs Malta: Methane emissions
Maldives
170,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malta
165,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Maldives rank
172nd
Malta rank
173rd
Methane emissions over time
- Maldives
- Malta
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 170,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 165,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malta, a difference of 5,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malta ahead.
Maldives ranks 172nd and Malta ranks 173rd of 199 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1860s | 2,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,470 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1870s | 2,487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1880s | 2,775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1890s | 3,095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1900s | 3,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1910s | 3,976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1920s | 5,079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,970 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1930s | 6,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1940s | 8,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1950s | 8,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 65,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1960s | 8,238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72,728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1970s | 14,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 84,056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1980s | 28,412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1990s | 41,609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 158,013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2000s | 70,127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 188,841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 118,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2010s | 119,815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2020s | 160,371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 167,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Maldives or Malta?
- Maldives, at 170,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 165,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Maldives and Malta?
- 5,604 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 methane emissions?
- Maldives ranks 172nd 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.