Japan vs Malaysia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP
Japan
0.0166 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malaysia
0.0167 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Japan rank
57th
Malaysia rank
56th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.0167 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0166 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 57th and Malaysia ranks 56th of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0794 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0578 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0216 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.029 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0348 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.0139 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0191 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0052 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.0077 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.017 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0092 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0098 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.018 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.0112 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0143 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0146 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0167 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp, Japan or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.0167 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0166 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp between Japan and Malaysia?
- 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp?
- Japan ranks 57th and Malaysia ranks 56th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.