Gambia vs Malta: Greenhouse gas emissions

Gambia
2.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malta
1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Gambia rank
165th
Malta rank
168th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Gambia
  • Malta
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 2.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malta, a difference of 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.5 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 165th and Malta ranks 168th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 16 and Malta in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Malta Difference Ahead
1850s 249,032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 205,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1860s 250,976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 40,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 210,908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1870s 327,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 39,336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 288,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1880s 339,465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 40,251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 299,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1890s 289,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41,113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 248,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1900s 250,326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43,026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 207,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1910s 250,484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43,543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 206,941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1920s 545,236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 44,212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 501,024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1930s 622,987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 579,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1940s 607,812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 50,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 557,326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1950s 829,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 354,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 474,937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1960s 937,318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 516,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 421,317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1970s 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 876,418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 375,592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1980s 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 272,269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Malta
1990s 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 944,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Malta
2000s 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 249,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
2010s 3.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 833,414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
2020s 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Gambia or Malta?
Gambia, at 2.94 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 Gambia and Malta?
1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Gambia 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 greenhouse gas emissions?
Gambia ranks 165th and Malta ranks 168th of 199 countries.
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

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
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
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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