Malta vs Samoa: Methane emissions
Malta
165,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Samoa
160,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malta rank
173rd
Samoa rank
174th
Methane emissions over time
- Malta
- Samoa
How they compare
Malta currently reports 165,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 160,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Samoa, a difference of 4,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 173rd and Samoa ranks 174th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 16 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 29,568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1860s | 30,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1870s | 31,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1880s | 33,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1890s | 34,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1900s | 35,816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1910s | 37,356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1920s | 39,049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1930s | 41,268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1940s | 49,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1950s | 65,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55,755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1960s | 80,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1970s | 98,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1980s | 122,073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 130,145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1990s | 158,013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153,462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2000s | 188,841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 169,208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2010s | 179,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 185,584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 2020s | 167,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Malta or Samoa?
- Malta, at 165,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 160,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Malta and Samoa?
- 4,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Samoa rank globally for methane emissions?
- Malta ranks 173rd and Samoa ranks 174th 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.