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
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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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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.