Maldives vs Malta: Per capita methane emissions
Maldives
0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malta
0.3058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Maldives rank
186th
Malta rank
187th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Maldives
- Malta
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Malta, a difference of 0.0175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malta ahead.
Maldives ranks 186th and Malta ranks 187th of 199 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1860s | 0.0411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1870s | 0.0437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1880s | 0.0465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1890s | 0.0495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1900s | 0.0518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1910s | 0.0602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1920s | 0.074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1930s | 0.0858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1940s | 0.1092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1950s | 0.1067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.0801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.1038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.1496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.2255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.2826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.3087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Maldives or Malta?
- Maldives, at 0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Maldives and Malta?
- 0.0175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Malta?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Malta rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Maldives ranks 186th and Malta ranks 187th of 199 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 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.