India vs Malaysia: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
India
1,077 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Malaysia
1,072 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
India rank
26th
Malaysia rank
27th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- India
- Malaysia
How they compare
India currently reports 1,077 tonnes per square kilometre against 1,072 tonnes per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 5 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 27th of 192 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 180.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 299.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 119.6 tonnes per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 169.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 526.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 356.44 tonnes per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 203.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 857.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 653.77 tonnes per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 300.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 741.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 441.15 tonnes per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 451.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 837.67 tonnes per square kilometre | 385.89 tonnes per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 783.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,234 tonnes per square kilometre | 450.67 tonnes per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 968.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,042 tonnes per square kilometre | 73.65 tonnes per square kilometre | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, India or Malaysia?
- India, at 1,077 tonnes per square kilometre against 1,072 tonnes per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between India and Malaysia?
- 5 tonnes per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Malaysia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and Malaysia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 27th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, 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
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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.