Cambodia vs Malaysia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Cambodia
0.3203 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Malaysia
0.3212 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Cambodia rank
35th
Malaysia rank
34th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Cambodia
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.3212 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3203 kilograms per international-$ in Cambodia, a difference of 0.0009 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Malaysia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 34th of 164 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0317 kilograms per international-$ 0.2863 kilograms per international-$ 0.2546 kilograms per international-$ Malaysia
1960s 0.0606 kilograms per international-$ 0.2725 kilograms per international-$ 0.2119 kilograms per international-$ Malaysia
1970s 0.0238 kilograms per international-$ 0.3852 kilograms per international-$ 0.3613 kilograms per international-$ Malaysia
1980s 0.0342 kilograms per international-$ 0.3625 kilograms per international-$ 0.3283 kilograms per international-$ Malaysia
1990s 0.0945 kilograms per international-$ 0.4191 kilograms per international-$ 0.3246 kilograms per international-$ Malaysia
2000s 0.1004 kilograms per international-$ 0.4114 kilograms per international-$ 0.311 kilograms per international-$ Malaysia
2010s 0.1877 kilograms per international-$ 0.3539 kilograms per international-$ 0.1663 kilograms per international-$ Malaysia
2020s 0.3346 kilograms per international-$ 0.3315 kilograms per international-$ 0.0031 kilograms per international-$ Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Cambodia or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.3212 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3203 kilograms per international-$ in Cambodia as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Cambodia and Malaysia?
0.0009 kilograms per international-$, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Malaysia?
68 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
How do Cambodia and Malaysia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Cambodia ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 34th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).