What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Jamaica and Malaysia?

0.0068 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Malaysia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Jamaica vs Malaysia: Carbon intensity of GDP

Jamaica

0.2508 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Malaysia

0.244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Jamaica rank

25th

Malaysia rank

27th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

Jamaica
Malaysia

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.2508 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0068 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 27th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.3637 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2941 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0697 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Jamaica
2000s	0.3863 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.3287 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0577 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Jamaica
2010s	0.2693 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.2852 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.016 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Malaysia
2020s	0.2315 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.249 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0175 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, Jamaica or Malaysia?: Jamaica, at 0.2508 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Jamaica and Malaysia?: 0.0068 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Malaysia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Malaysia rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: Jamaica ranks 25th 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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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: 03 September 2026

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 $.