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
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-$, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Malaysia?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do Cambodia and Malaysia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Cambodia ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 34th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).