Which has higher waste — emissions, Malaysia or USSR?

USSR, at 142.38 kt against 78 kt in Malaysia as of 1991.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs USSR: Waste — Emissions (CO2)

Malaysia

78 kt

in 2023

USSR

142.38 kt

in 1991

Malaysia rank

24th

USSR rank

21st

Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time

Malaysia
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 142.38 kt against 78 kt in Malaysia, a difference of 64.38 kt.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.8 times Malaysia's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 24th and USSR ranks 21st of 169 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1970s	12.49 kt	46.22 kt	33.73 kt	USSR
1980s	19.59 kt	56.27 kt	36.68 kt	USSR
1990s	25.45 kt	141.07 kt	115.62 kt	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Malaysia or USSR?: USSR, at 142.38 kt against 78 kt in Malaysia as of 1991.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Malaysia and USSR?: 64.38 kt, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Malaysia and USSR rank globally for waste — emissions?: Malaysia ranks 24th and USSR ranks 21st of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 202 places, 11,581 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf