Ecuador vs Malta: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Ecuador
3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malta
3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
128th
Malta rank
126th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Ecuador
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ecuador, a difference of 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 128th and Malta ranks 126th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 17 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 8.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 9.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 7.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 8.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 10.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 9.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 8.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 22.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 17.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 16.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 10.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 11.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 11.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 5.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2010s | 6.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Ecuador or Malta?
- Malta, at 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Ecuador and Malta?
- 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malta?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Malta rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Ecuador ranks 128th and Malta ranks 126th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.