China vs Malaysia: Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre

China
0.0014 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0014 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
47th
Malaysia rank
50th

Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Malaysia
00.0010.0010.002196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0014 kt per square kilometre against 0.0014 kt per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 47th and Malaysia ranks 50th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre China
1970s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre China
1980s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre China
1990s 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre China
2000s 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, China or Malaysia?
China, at 0.0014 kt per square kilometre against 0.0014 kt per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between China and Malaysia?
0 kt per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malaysia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Malaysia rank globally for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
China ranks 47th and Malaysia ranks 50th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CH4) 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.