Ecuador vs Malta: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Ecuador
3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malta
3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
105th
Malta rank
102nd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Ecuador
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ecuador, a difference of 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 105th and Malta ranks 102nd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 10 and Malta in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 0.3062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 0.2802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 0.2766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 0.2783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.2966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.3162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.3884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.7133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.7212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.5659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.7266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1970s | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1980s | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1990s | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2000s | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2010s | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2020s | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Ecuador or Malta?
- Malta, at 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Ecuador and Malta?
- 0.12 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Ecuador ranks 105th and Malta ranks 102nd 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.