Malta vs Solomon Islands: Methane emissions
Malta
165,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Solomon Islands
292,103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malta rank
173rd
Solomon Islands rank
171st
Methane emissions over time
- Malta
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 292,103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 165,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malta, a difference of 127,069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.8 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 173rd and Solomon Islands ranks 171st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 14 and Solomon Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 29,568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1860s | 30,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1870s | 31,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1880s | 33,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1890s | 34,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1900s | 35,816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1910s | 37,356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1920s | 39,049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,710 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1930s | 41,268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,090 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1940s | 49,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1950s | 65,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36,807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1960s | 80,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1970s | 98,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 103,476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 122,073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 134,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 158,013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 146,793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2000s | 188,841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179,841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2010s | 179,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 237,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57,916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 167,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 280,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 113,261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Malta or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 292,103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 165,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Malta and Solomon Islands?
- 127,069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Solomon Islands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Solomon Islands rank globally for methane emissions?
- Malta ranks 173rd and Solomon Islands ranks 171st 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.