Lebanon vs Malaysia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Lebanon
0.3151 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Malaysia
0.3212 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Lebanon rank
37th
Malaysia rank
34th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.3212 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3151 kilograms per international-$ in Lebanon, a difference of 0.0061 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 34th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1881 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3231 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1351 kilograms per international-$ | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0.2532 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2725 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0193 kilograms per international-$ | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.37 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3852 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0152 kilograms per international-$ | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.541 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3625 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1785 kilograms per international-$ | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 0.6454 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4191 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2263 kilograms per international-$ | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 0.4641 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4114 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0527 kilograms per international-$ | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 0.3378 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3539 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0161 kilograms per international-$ | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.3885 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3315 kilograms per international-$ | 0.057 kilograms per international-$ | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Lebanon or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.3212 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3151 kilograms per international-$ in Lebanon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Lebanon and Malaysia?
- 0.0061 kilograms per international-$, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Malaysia?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Lebanon and Malaysia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Lebanon ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 34th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).