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
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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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Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.