China vs Malaysia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

China
0.0395 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0386 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
47th
Malaysia rank
50th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Malaysia
00.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0395 kt per square kilometre against 0.0386 kt per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0009 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 0.0085 kt per square kilometre 0.0036 kt per square kilometre 0.0049 kt per square kilometre China
1970s 0.0101 kt per square kilometre 0.0051 kt per square kilometre 0.0051 kt per square kilometre China
1980s 0.012 kt per square kilometre 0.0078 kt per square kilometre 0.0042 kt per square kilometre China
1990s 0.0144 kt per square kilometre 0.0136 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre China
2000s 0.0199 kt per square kilometre 0.0234 kt per square kilometre 0.0035 kt per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 0.0305 kt per square kilometre 0.0313 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 0.0378 kt per square kilometre 0.0373 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, China or Malaysia?
China, at 0.0395 kt per square kilometre against 0.0386 kt per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between China and Malaysia?
0.0009 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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.