Equatorial Guinea vs Malta: Nitrous oxide emissions
Equatorial Guinea
51,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malta
43,901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
173rd
Malta rank
176th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Malta
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 51,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 43,901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malta, a difference of 7,766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malta ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd and Malta ranks 176th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2,141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1860s | 2,316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1870s | 2,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1880s | 3,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1890s | 3,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1900s | 4,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1910s | 4,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1920s | 6,181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1930s | 6,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1940s | 11,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1950s | 16,647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1960s | 17,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1970s | 19,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1980s | 25,715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1990s | 32,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62,797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2000s | 48,199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2010s | 54,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 51,562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Equatorial Guinea or Malta?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 51,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 43,901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Equatorial Guinea and Malta?
- 7,766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Malta?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Malta rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd and Malta ranks 176th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.