Djibouti vs Malta: Greenhouse gas emissions
Djibouti
2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malta
1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Djibouti rank
167th
Malta rank
168th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Djibouti
- Malta
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malta, a difference of 203,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malta ahead.
Djibouti ranks 167th and Malta ranks 168th of 199 regions.
Across the 18 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 10 and Malta in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 33,299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1860s | 45,997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 1870s | 51,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 1880s | 54,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 1890s | 52,546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 1900s | 57,130 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 1910s | 61,172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 1920s | 69,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 1930s | 76,451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 1940s | 114,986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 1950s | 180,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 354,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 174,199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1960s | 284,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 516,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 231,091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1970s | 612,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 876,418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 263,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1980s | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 537,375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 1990s | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 468,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malta |
| 2020s | 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 174,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Djibouti or Malta?
- Djibouti, at 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Djibouti and Malta?
- 203,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Malta?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and Malta rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Djibouti ranks 167th and Malta ranks 168th of 199 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.