Malaysia vs Vietnam: Absolute change co2

Malaysia
13.93 million
in 2024
Vietnam
23.53 million
in 2024
Malaysia rank
9th
Vietnam rank
6th

Absolute change co2 over time

  • Malaysia
  • Vietnam
-50.0M050.0M100.0M189119572024

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 23.53 million against 13.93 million in Malaysia, a difference of 9.61 million.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.7 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 60 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1893 it was Vietnam ahead.

Malaysia ranks 9th and Vietnam ranks 6th of 215 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Vietnam Difference Ahead
1890s 10,469 74,327 63,858 Vietnam
1900s 4,763 28,579 23,816 Vietnam
1910s 102,134 116,332 14,198 Vietnam
1920s 334,523 355,700 21,177 Vietnam
1930s -241,091 176,920 418,012 Vietnam
1940s -48,364 -601,566 553,202 Malaysia
1950s 196,314 552,806 356,492 Vietnam
1960s 595,451 2.05 million 1.45 million Vietnam
1970s 1.82 million -1.08 million 2.90 million Malaysia
1980s 2.28 million 114,820 2.16 million Malaysia
1990s 5.39 million 3.12 million 2.28 million Malaysia
2000s 8.81 million 7.59 million 1.22 million Malaysia
2010s 8.56 million 21.48 million 12.93 million Vietnam
2020s 2.51 million 6.32 million 3.81 million Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher absolute change co2, Malaysia or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 23.53 million against 13.93 million in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in absolute change co2 between Malaysia and Vietnam?
9.61 million, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Vietnam?
130 years are reported by both, from 1893 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Vietnam rank globally for absolute change co2?
Malaysia ranks 9th and Vietnam ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Absolute change co2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Absolute change co2
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed