China vs Malaysia: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

China
0.0087 kt per person
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0086 kt per person
in 2023
China rank
21st
Malaysia rank
23rd

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

  • China
  • Malaysia
00.0020.0040.0060.008196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0087 kt per person against 0.0086 kt per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0001 kt per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 21st and Malaysia ranks 23rd of 186 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0009 kt per person 0.0011 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Malaysia
1970s 0.0015 kt per person 0.002 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person Malaysia
1980s 0.0022 kt per person 0.0028 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person Malaysia
1990s 0.0029 kt per person 0.0048 kt per person 0.0019 kt per person Malaysia
2000s 0.0046 kt per person 0.0065 kt per person 0.0019 kt per person Malaysia
2010s 0.0074 kt per person 0.0077 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person Malaysia
2020s 0.0083 kt per person 0.0083 kt per person 0 kt per person Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, China or Malaysia?
China, at 0.0087 kt per person against 0.0086 kt per person in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between China and Malaysia?
0.0001 kt per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malaysia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Malaysia rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
China ranks 21st and Malaysia ranks 23rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
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 (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.