Bhutan vs Malaysia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement
Bhutan
0.3962 tonnes per person
in 2024
Malaysia
0.4331 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
13th
Malaysia rank
10th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Bhutan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.4331 tonnes per person against 0.3962 tonnes per person in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0369 tonnes per person.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Malaysia ahead.
Bhutan ranks 13th and Malaysia ranks 10th of 209 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1950s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 0.0051 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0328 tonnes per person | 0.0328 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0679 tonnes per person | 0.0679 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.09 tonnes per person | 0.1188 tonnes per person | 0.0289 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.1169 tonnes per person | 0.2091 tonnes per person | 0.0922 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.1288 tonnes per person | 0.2955 tonnes per person | 0.1667 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.4737 tonnes per person | 0.277 tonnes per person | 0.1967 tonnes per person | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.411 tonnes per person | 0.3588 tonnes per person | 0.0522 tonnes per person | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from cement, Bhutan or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.4331 tonnes per person against 0.3962 tonnes per person in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from cement between Bhutan and Malaysia?
- 0.0369 tonnes per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Malaysia?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Malaysia rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Bhutan ranks 13th and Malaysia ranks 10th of 209 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.