Malaysia vs Post-demographic dividend: Carbon intensity of GDP

Malaysia
0.244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Post-demographic dividend
0.1472 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Malaysia rank
27th
Post-demographic dividend rank
28th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Malaysia
  • Post-demographic dividend
00.10.20.3199020072024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1472 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 0.0968 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.7 times Post-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.

Malaysia ranks 27th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 28th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Post-demographic dividend in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2941 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3161 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.022 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Post-demographic dividend
2000s 0.3287 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2602 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0685 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Malaysia
2010s 0.2852 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2051 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0801 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Malaysia
2020s 0.249 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.159 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0901 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, Malaysia or Post-demographic dividend?
Malaysia, at 0.244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1472 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Post-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Malaysia and Post-demographic dividend?
0.0968 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Post-demographic dividend?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Malaysia ranks 27th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 28th 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

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 $.