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
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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

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.