Gambia vs Malta: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Gambia
1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malta
1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Gambia rank
166th
Malta rank
164th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Gambia
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Gambia, a difference of 431,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.3 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 166th and Malta ranks 164th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 10 and Malta in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 17,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 1860s | 17,359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 1870s | 17,868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 1880s | 18,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 1890s | 20,102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 1900s | 22,385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 1910s | 27,283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 1920s | 35,115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 1930s | 42,887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 1940s | 54,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 1950s | 82,318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 332,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 250,098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1960s | 105,975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 505,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 399,418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1970s | 187,690 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 837,002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 649,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1980s | 313,892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1990s | 527,618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2000s | 755,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 456,490 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, Gambia or Malta?
- Malta, at 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Gambia and Malta?
- 431,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malta?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Malta rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Gambia ranks 166th 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.