Fiji vs Malta: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Fiji
1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malta
1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Fiji rank
163rd
Malta rank
164th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Fiji
- Malta
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malta, a difference of 136,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 163rd and Malta ranks 164th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 12 and Malta in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 22,132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1860s | 24,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1870s | 27,257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1880s | 30,733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1890s | 34,367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1900s | 37,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1910s | 40,987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1920s | 42,184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1930s | 45,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1940s | 55,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1950s | 246,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 332,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1960s | 451,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 505,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54,121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1970s | 843,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 837,002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1980s | 949,126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 574,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1990s | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 512,273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Fiji or Malta?
- Fiji, at 1.99 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 Fiji and Malta?
- 136,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Malta?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Malta rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Fiji ranks 163rd 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.