India vs Malaysia: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)

India
0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
34th
Malaysia rank
37th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time

  • India
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

India currently reports 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

India ranks 34th and Malaysia ranks 37th of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre India
1980s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre India
1990s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre India
2020s 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), India or Malaysia?
India, at 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between India and Malaysia?
0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Malaysia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do India and Malaysia rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
India ranks 34th and Malaysia ranks 37th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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.