High income vs Malaysia: Carbon intensity of GDP
High income
0.167 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Malaysia
0.244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
High income rank
26th
Malaysia rank
27th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- High income
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.167 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in High income, a difference of 0.077 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.5 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3332 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2941 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0392 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | High income |
| 2000s | 0.2726 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3287 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0561 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.2199 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2852 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0654 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.1776 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.249 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0714 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, High income or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.167 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between High income and Malaysia?
- 0.077 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Malaysia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do High income and Malaysia rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- High income ranks 26th 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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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 $.