European Union vs Malta: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)

European Union
0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
European Union rank
7th
Malta rank
10th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time

  • European Union
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in European Union, a difference of 0.005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 8.9 times European Union's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 7th and Malta ranks 10th of 47 groups.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Malta
1980s 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0048 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Malta
1990s 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0075 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0066 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Malta
2000s 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Malta
2010s 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0064 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Malta
2020s 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0047 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), European Union or Malta?
Malta, at 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in European Union as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between European Union and Malta?
0.005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Malta?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do European Union and Malta rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
European Union ranks 7th and Malta ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.