What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Malta and Sweden?

0.0062 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Sweden: Carbon intensity of GDP

Malta

0.0509 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Sweden

0.0571 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Malta rank

177th

Sweden rank

174th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

Malta
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0571 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0509 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Malta, a difference of 0.0062 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 177th and Sweden ranks 174th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.2985 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1723 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1262 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Malta
2000s	0.1921 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1184 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0737 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Malta
2010s	0.1094 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0779 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0315 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Malta
2020s	0.0563 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.059 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0027 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Malta or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.0571 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0509 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Malta and Sweden?: 0.0062 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: Malta ranks 177th and Sweden ranks 174th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.