Japan vs Malaysia: Per capita co2 vs average

Japan
7.77
in 2024
Malaysia
8.16
in 2024
Japan rank
36th
Malaysia rank
34th

Per capita co2 vs average over time

  • Japan
  • Malaysia
02.557.510186819462024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 8.16 against 7.77 in Japan, a difference of 0.39.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 134 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 36th and Malaysia ranks 34th of 213 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malaysia Difference Ahead
1890s 0.273 0.0382 0.2348 Japan
1900s 0.6295 0.0277 0.6017 Japan
1910s 1.11 0.1203 0.9878 Japan
1920s 1.35 0.7409 0.6048 Japan
1930s 1.51 0.4822 1.03 Japan
1940s 1.46 0.2284 1.23 Japan
1950s 1.64 0.7964 0.8455 Japan
1960s 3.95 0.8239 3.13 Japan
1970s 7.86 1.77 6.09 Japan
1980s 7.74 2.46 5.28 Japan
1990s 9.62 4.53 5.09 Japan
2000s 9.85 6.27 3.58 Japan
2010s 9.56 7.6 1.97 Japan
2020s 8.12 7.97 0.1438 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co2 vs average, Japan or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 8.16 against 7.77 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co2 vs average between Japan and Malaysia?
0.39, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
134 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for per capita co2 vs average?
Japan ranks 36th and Malaysia ranks 34th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Per capita co2 vs average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita co2 vs average
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed