Malta vs Sao Tome and Principe: Per capita methane emissions
Malta
0.3058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.2955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malta rank
187th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
190th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Malta
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.3058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 187th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 190th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 14 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1860s | 0.178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1870s | 0.1755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1880s | 0.1732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1890s | 0.1714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1900s | 0.1698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1910s | 0.1744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1920s | 0.1787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1930s | 0.1728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1940s | 0.1825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1950s | 0.2064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 0.2474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.2969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.3455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.4129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.4584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.4026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.3172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.015 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, Malta or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Malta, at 0.3058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Malta and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Malta ranks 187th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 190th 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.