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

Malaysia
0.0086 kt per person
in 2023
Singapore
0.0103 kt per person
in 2023
Malaysia rank
23rd
Singapore rank
20th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Singapore
00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.0103 kt per person against 0.0086 kt per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0017 kt per person.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

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

Malaysia ranks 23rd and Singapore ranks 20th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0011 kt per person 0.0018 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person Singapore
1970s 0.002 kt per person 0.0111 kt per person 0.0091 kt per person Singapore
1980s 0.0028 kt per person 0.0122 kt per person 0.0094 kt per person Singapore
1990s 0.0048 kt per person 0.0142 kt per person 0.0094 kt per person Singapore
2000s 0.0065 kt per person 0.0105 kt per person 0.004 kt per person Singapore
2010s 0.0077 kt per person 0.0086 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person Singapore
2020s 0.0083 kt per person 0.0101 kt per person 0.0018 kt per person Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Malaysia or Singapore?
Singapore, at 0.0103 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 Malaysia and Singapore?
0.0017 kt per person, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Singapore?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Singapore rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Malaysia ranks 23rd and Singapore ranks 20th 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.