Bhutan vs Malta: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Bhutan
2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malta
1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bhutan rank
161st
Malta rank
164th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Bhutan
- Malta
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malta, a difference of 662,650 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.4 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 161st and Malta ranks 164th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 12 and Malta in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 202,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 188,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1860s | 222,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 207,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1870s | 246,781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 231,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1880s | 274,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 258,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1890s | 333,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 316,708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 437,281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 419,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 473,498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 454,558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 469,977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 450,022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 434,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 412,937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 448,225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 422,554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 349,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 332,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 183,908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 505,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 321,485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1970s | 150,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 837,002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 686,807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1980s | 299,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1990s | 699,437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2010s | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 110,557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2020s | 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 530,162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Bhutan or Malta?
- Bhutan, at 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Bhutan and Malta?
- 662,650 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Malta?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Malta rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Bhutan ranks 161st 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.