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

Malta
0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
10th
Netherlands rank
13th

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

  • Malta
  • Netherlands
0.0020.0040.0060.008197019962023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.

Malta ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 0.0048 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Malta
1990s 0.0075 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0052 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Malta
2000s 0.008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Malta
2010s 0.0064 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Malta
2020s 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0013 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), Malta or Netherlands?
Malta, at 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Malta and Netherlands?
0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Netherlands?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malta and Netherlands rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
Malta ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 203 countries.
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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About this data

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.