India vs Malaysia: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

India
0.9787 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.8827 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
29th
Malaysia rank
32nd

Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Malaysia
00.20.40.60.81196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 0.9787 kt per square kilometre against 0.8827 kt per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.096 kt per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

India ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 32nd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0535 kt per square kilometre 0.0244 kt per square kilometre 0.0291 kt per square kilometre India
1970s 0.0794 kt per square kilometre 0.061 kt per square kilometre 0.0184 kt per square kilometre India
1980s 0.138 kt per square kilometre 0.1069 kt per square kilometre 0.0311 kt per square kilometre India
1990s 0.2603 kt per square kilometre 0.2639 kt per square kilometre 0.0037 kt per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 0.4014 kt per square kilometre 0.4663 kt per square kilometre 0.0649 kt per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 0.7087 kt per square kilometre 0.6903 kt per square kilometre 0.0184 kt per square kilometre India
2020s 0.8736 kt per square kilometre 0.8416 kt per square kilometre 0.0321 kt per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, India or Malaysia?
India, at 0.9787 kt per square kilometre against 0.8827 kt per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between India and Malaysia?
0.096 kt per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Malaysia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Malaysia rank globally for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
India ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 32nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2) 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.