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
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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

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
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.