Europe & Central Asia vs Malaysia: Carbon intensity of GDP

Europe & Central Asia
0.1466 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Malaysia
0.244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
30th
Malaysia rank
27th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Malaysia
00.10.20.30.4199020072024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1466 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.0974 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.7 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 30th and Malaysia ranks 27th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3217 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2941 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0277 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Europe & Central Asia
2000s 0.2437 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3287 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.085 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Malaysia
2010s 0.1913 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2852 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.094 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Malaysia
2020s 0.157 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.249 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.092 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, Europe & Central Asia or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1466 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Europe & Central Asia and Malaysia?
0.0974 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Malaysia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Malaysia rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 30th and Malaysia ranks 27th of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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 $.