Malaysia vs Thailand: Change air pollutant emissions

Malaysia
4.68 million
in 2022
Thailand
6.89 million
in 2022
Malaysia rank
13th
Thailand rank
10th

Change air pollutant emissions over time

  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M175018862022

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 6.89 million against 4.68 million in Malaysia, a difference of 2.21 million.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.5 times Malaysia's.

Across all 273 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 13th and Thailand ranks 10th of 220 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 28 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Thailand Difference Ahead
1750s 8,757 160,692 151,935 Thailand
1760s 8,889 163,353 154,464 Thailand
1770s 9,020 166,027 157,007 Thailand
1780s 9,149 168,709 159,560 Thailand
1790s 9,277 171,396 162,119 Thailand
1800s 9,402 174,082 164,680 Thailand
1810s 9,523 182,157 172,633 Thailand
1820s 10,343 185,539 175,196 Thailand
1830s 12,487 186,553 174,065 Thailand
1840s 15,495 201,948 186,453 Thailand
1850s 19,061 216,492 197,431 Thailand
1860s 23,434 227,289 203,855 Thailand
1870s 31,316 242,201 210,885 Thailand
1880s 44,113 263,265 219,152 Thailand
1890s 61,359 288,814 227,456 Thailand
1900s 87,066 334,393 247,327 Thailand
1910s 123,887 432,314 308,427 Thailand
1920s 189,865 565,254 375,390 Thailand
1930s 226,131 726,731 500,601 Thailand
1940s 259,422 918,556 659,134 Thailand
1950s 367,707 1.54 million 1.17 million Thailand
1960s 560,882 2.66 million 2.10 million Thailand
1970s 748,410 4.31 million 3.56 million Thailand
1980s 1.10 million 5.49 million 4.39 million Thailand
1990s 1.99 million 8.54 million 6.54 million Thailand
2000s 3.20 million 9.66 million 6.46 million Thailand
2010s 4.39 million 10.36 million 5.97 million Thailand
2020s 4.78 million 7.24 million 2.46 million Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change air pollutant emissions, Malaysia or Thailand?
Thailand, at 6.89 million against 4.68 million in Malaysia as of 2022.
What is the difference in change air pollutant emissions between Malaysia and Thailand?
2.21 million, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for change air pollutant emissions?
Malaysia ranks 13th and Thailand ranks 10th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Change air pollutant emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Change air pollutant emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed