Malawi vs Malaysia: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita
Malawi
217.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Malaysia
219.13 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Malawi rank
87th
Malaysia rank
84th
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malawi
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 219.13 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 217.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Malawi, a difference of 1.49 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 87th and Malaysia ranks 84th of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 221.51 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 225.62 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 4.11 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 213.99 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 238.85 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 24.86 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 181.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 209.7 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 27.86 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 179.17 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 219.36 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 40.19 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 224.47 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 222.13 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 2.33 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita, Malawi or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 219.13 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 217.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita between Malawi and Malaysia?
- 1.49 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Malaysia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Malaysia rank globally for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Malawi ranks 87th and Malaysia ranks 84th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.