Bangladesh vs Malaysia: Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita
Bangladesh
0.3694 tonnes per person
in 2023
Malaysia
0.2907 tonnes per person
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
61st
Malaysia rank
64th
Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Malaysia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.3694 tonnes per person against 0.2907 tonnes per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0787 tonnes per person.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 61st and Malaysia ranks 64th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0815 tonnes per person | 0.0832 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -0.8523 tonnes per person | 0.8534 tonnes per person | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.1451 tonnes per person | 0.061 tonnes per person | 0.0841 tonnes per person | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.3549 tonnes per person | 0.0982 tonnes per person | 0.2567 tonnes per person | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita, Bangladesh or Malaysia?
- Bangladesh, at 0.3694 tonnes per person against 0.2907 tonnes per person in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita between Bangladesh and Malaysia?
- 0.0787 tonnes per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malaysia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Malaysia rank globally for imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 61st and Malaysia ranks 64th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured in tonnes per person.