Ecuador vs Malaysia: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Ecuador
2.18 tonnes per person
in 2024
Malaysia
2.22 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
87th
Malaysia rank
84th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Ecuador
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.22 tonnes per person against 2.18 tonnes per person in Ecuador, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Malaysia ahead.
Ecuador ranks 87th and Malaysia ranks 84th of 213 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.014 tonnes per person | 0.0771 tonnes per person | 0.0631 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 0.0816 tonnes per person | 0.4465 tonnes per person | 0.3649 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 0.3454 tonnes per person | 0.2289 tonnes per person | 0.1164 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.3236 tonnes per person | 0.0233 tonnes per person | 0.3004 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.244 tonnes per person | 0.7405 tonnes per person | 0.4965 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0.3933 tonnes per person | 0.7682 tonnes per person | 0.3749 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.8362 tonnes per person | 1.48 tonnes per person | 0.6419 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 1.71 tonnes per person | 1.84 tonnes per person | 0.1288 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1.48 tonnes per person | 2.55 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.73 tonnes per person | 2.54 tonnes per person | 0.8103 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 2.09 tonnes per person | 2.6 tonnes per person | 0.5086 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.96 tonnes per person | 2.13 tonnes per person | 0.1699 tonnes per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Ecuador or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 2.22 tonnes per person against 2.18 tonnes per person in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Ecuador and Malaysia?
- 0.04 tonnes per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malaysia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Malaysia rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Ecuador ranks 87th and Malaysia ranks 84th of 213 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 by fuel type. 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 oil, measured in tonnes per person.