France vs Malta: Carbon intensity of GDP

France
0.1009 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malta
0.0921 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
France rank
178th
Malta rank
180th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • France
  • Malta
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.1009 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.0921 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Malta, a difference of 0.0088 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.

France ranks 178th and Malta ranks 180th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4734 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5909 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1175 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Malta
1980s 0.2999 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5503 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2504 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Malta
1990s 0.2245 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5398 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3153 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Malta
2000s 0.1819 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3474 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1655 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Malta
2010s 0.1415 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1979 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0564 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Malta
2020s 0.1129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1018 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.011 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, France or Malta?
France, at 0.1009 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.0921 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between France and Malta?
0.0088 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Malta?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do France and Malta rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
France ranks 178th and Malta ranks 180th of 199 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 constant 2015 US$ 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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ 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
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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 constant 2021 US$.