Malaysia vs Rwanda: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Malaysia
14.25 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Rwanda
15.19 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Malaysia rank
35th
Rwanda rank
33rd
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Malaysia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 15.19 tonnes per square kilometre against 14.25 tonnes per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.94 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Malaysia ranks 35th and Rwanda ranks 33rd of 207 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.67 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 2.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.06 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 3.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 21.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.24 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 6.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.1 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 9.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.04 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 13.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0937 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 14.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4996 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Malaysia or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 15.19 tonnes per square kilometre against 14.25 tonnes per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Rwanda?
- 0.94 tonnes per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Rwanda?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and Rwanda rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 35th and Rwanda ranks 33rd of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.