Ireland vs Malaysia: Nitrous oxide emissions
Ireland
8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malaysia
8.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ireland rank
59th
Malaysia rank
58th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Ireland
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 8.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ireland, a difference of 198,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 59th and Malaysia ranks 58th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 17 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 484,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 125,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 359,047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1860s | 517,888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 135,946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 381,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1870s | 644,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 160,006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 484,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1880s | 839,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 194,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 644,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1890s | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 224,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 891,839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1900s | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 272,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 979,268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1910s | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 381,259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 767,481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1920s | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 531,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 744,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1930s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 634,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 900,641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1940s | 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1950s | 5.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1960s | 6.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1970s | 8.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1980s | 9.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1990s | 9.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 2000s | 9.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 2010s | 9.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 8.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 288,534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Ireland or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 8.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Ireland and Malaysia?
- 198,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malaysia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Malaysia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Ireland ranks 59th and Malaysia ranks 58th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.