Malaysia vs Seychelles: Carbon intensity of GDP

Malaysia
0.244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Seychelles
0.2471 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Malaysia rank
27th
Seychelles rank
26th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Malaysia
  • Seychelles
0.20.30.40.50.60.7199020072024

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 0.2471 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.244 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0031 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 27th and Seychelles ranks 26th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Seychelles Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2941 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2628 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0313 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 0.3287 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.5249 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1962 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Seychelles
2010s 0.2852 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3743 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.089 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Seychelles
2020s 0.249 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2594 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0104 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Malaysia or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 0.2471 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 Malaysia and Seychelles?
0.0031 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Seychelles?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Seychelles rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Malaysia ranks 27th and Seychelles ranks 26th 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 $.