Eritrea vs Malta: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Eritrea
2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malta
1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Eritrea rank
162nd
Malta rank
164th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Eritrea
- Malta
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malta, a difference of 427,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 162nd and Malta ranks 164th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 12 and Malta in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 59,241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1860s | 64,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1870s | 72,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1880s | 81,249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 65,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1890s | 91,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 74,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1900s | 108,617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1910s | 141,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 187,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 167,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 244,303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 223,134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 315,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 290,268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 384,695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 332,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 477,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 505,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1970s | 601,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 837,002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 235,103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1980s | 757,463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 766,168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1990s | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 308,651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2020s | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 378,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Eritrea or Malta?
- Eritrea, at 2.28 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 Eritrea and Malta?
- 427,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malta?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Malta rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Eritrea ranks 162nd 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.