Italy vs Malaysia: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre

Italy
979.24 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Malaysia
1,072 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Italy rank
28th
Malaysia rank
27th

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Malaysia
05001.0k1.5k196119922024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1,072 tonnes per square kilometre against 979.24 tonnes per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 92.76 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 28th and Malaysia ranks 27th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 659.35 tonnes per square kilometre 299.65 tonnes per square kilometre 359.7 tonnes per square kilometre Italy
1970s 1,011 tonnes per square kilometre 526.09 tonnes per square kilometre 484.65 tonnes per square kilometre Italy
1980s 1,154 tonnes per square kilometre 857.07 tonnes per square kilometre 296.94 tonnes per square kilometre Italy
1990s 1,381 tonnes per square kilometre 741.65 tonnes per square kilometre 639.51 tonnes per square kilometre Italy
2000s 1,505 tonnes per square kilometre 837.67 tonnes per square kilometre 667.75 tonnes per square kilometre Italy
2010s 1,153 tonnes per square kilometre 1,234 tonnes per square kilometre 81.33 tonnes per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 1,036 tonnes per square kilometre 1,042 tonnes per square kilometre 5.83 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, Italy or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 1,072 tonnes per square kilometre against 979.24 tonnes per square kilometre in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Italy and Malaysia?
92.76 tonnes per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malaysia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Italy and Malaysia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 28th 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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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,987 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.