Australia vs Malaysia: Carbon intensity of GDP
Australia
0.2338 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Malaysia
0.244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
29th
Malaysia rank
27th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Australia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2338 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.0102 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 27th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4395 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2941 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.1454 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.3865 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3287 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0578 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.3118 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2852 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0266 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.2466 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.249 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0024 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Australia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2338 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Australia and Malaysia?
- 0.0102 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Australia ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 27th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.