Malta vs New Zealand: Per capita CO₂ emissions from international commercial passenger flights, tourism-adjusted
Malta
231.1 kilograms
in 2024
New Zealand
329.97 kilograms
in 2022
Malta rank
20th
New Zealand rank
18th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international commercial passenger flights, tourism-adjusted over time
- Malta
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 329.97 kilograms against 231.1 kilograms in Malta, a difference of 98.87 kilograms.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.4 times Malta's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 20th and New Zealand ranks 18th of 83 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 194.84 kilograms | 523.68 kilograms | 328.84 kilograms | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 147.08 kilograms | 229.66 kilograms | 82.58 kilograms | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from international commercial passenger flights, tourism-adjusted, Malta or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 329.97 kilograms against 231.1 kilograms in Malta as of 2022.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from international commercial passenger flights, tourism-adjusted between Malta and New Zealand?
- 98.87 kilograms, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and New Zealand?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2022.
- How do Malta and New Zealand rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from international commercial passenger flights, tourism-adjusted?
- Malta ranks 20th and New Zealand ranks 18th of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025); UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from international commercial passenger flights, tourism-adjusted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International aviation emissions are allocated to the country of departure, then adjusted for tourism.