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