Ecuador vs Malaysia: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Ecuador
87.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Malaysia
86.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Ecuador rank
92nd
Malaysia rank
94th
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Ecuador
- Malaysia
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 87.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 86.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Ecuador ranks 92nd and Malaysia ranks 94th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 21.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 0.108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 35.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 29.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 6.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 52.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 45.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 7.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 76.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 63.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 12.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 88.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 82.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 97.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 85.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 11.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 89.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 86.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Ecuador or Malaysia?
- Ecuador, at 87.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 86.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Ecuador and Malaysia?
- 0.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malaysia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Malaysia rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 92nd and Malaysia ranks 94th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions 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.