Malaysia vs Mauritania: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Malaysia
0.3212 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Mauritania
0.3361 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Malaysia rank
34th
Mauritania rank
31st
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Malaysia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.3361 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3212 kilograms per international-$ in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0149 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 34th and Mauritania ranks 31st of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 7 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1661 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0348 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1313 kilograms per international-$ | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0.2725 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0898 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1827 kilograms per international-$ | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.3852 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2212 kilograms per international-$ | 0.164 kilograms per international-$ | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.3625 kilograms per international-$ | 0.517 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1545 kilograms per international-$ | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.4191 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2631 kilograms per international-$ | 0.156 kilograms per international-$ | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.4114 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2203 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1911 kilograms per international-$ | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.3539 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2437 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1102 kilograms per international-$ | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.3315 kilograms per international-$ | 0.326 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0055 kilograms per international-$ | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Malaysia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.3361 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3212 kilograms per international-$ in Malaysia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Malaysia and Mauritania?
- 0.0149 kilograms per international-$, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mauritania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and Mauritania rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 34th and Mauritania ranks 31st of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).