Barbados vs Malta: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Barbados
1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malta
1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Barbados rank
165th
Malta rank
164th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Barbados
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Barbados, a difference of 346,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 165th and Malta ranks 164th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 10 and Malta in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 40,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1860s | 44,879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1870s | 47,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1880s | 50,649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1890s | 53,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1900s | 53,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1910s | 49,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1920s | 49,114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1930s | 56,827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1940s | 68,553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1950s | 220,365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 332,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 112,051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1960s | 416,784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 505,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 88,609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1970s | 728,958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 837,002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 108,045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1980s | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 519,447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1990s | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 588,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 389,640 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Barbados or Malta?
- Malta, at 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Barbados and Malta?
- 346,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malta?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Malta rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Barbados ranks 165th and Malta ranks 164th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.