Malta vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Malta
0.0814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0.0876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malta rank
190th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
187th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Malta
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 0.0876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Malta, a difference of 0.0062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 190th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 187th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 12 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1860s | 0.0205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1870s | 0.0232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1880s | 0.0274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1890s | 0.032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1900s | 0.0347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1910s | 0.0348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1920s | 0.038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1930s | 0.0398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1940s | 0.0556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 1950s | 0.0732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1960s | 0.0841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1970s | 0.1053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1980s | 0.1323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1990s | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.1448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.0828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Malta or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 0.0876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Malta and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.0062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Malta ranks 190th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 187th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.