Indonesia vs Malaysia: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita

Indonesia
0.2504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malaysia
0.2493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Indonesia rank
118th
Malaysia rank
120th

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time

  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 0.2504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 118th and Malaysia ranks 120th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1970s 0.1653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1980s 0.1955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1990s 0.2152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
2000s 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
2010s 0.2435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
2020s 0.2552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Indonesia or Malaysia?
Indonesia, at 0.2504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Indonesia and Malaysia?
0.0011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malaysia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Malaysia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
Indonesia ranks 118th and Malaysia ranks 120th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 12,740 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.