Indonesia vs Malaysia: Carbon intensity of GDP

Indonesia
0.6559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malaysia
0.7004 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Indonesia rank
35th
Malaysia rank
33rd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia
0.50.7511.21.5197019972024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.7004 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.6559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0445 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 199 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4841 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8386 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3545 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Malaysia
1980s 0.5426 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7893 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2467 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Malaysia
1990s 0.6425 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8442 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2017 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 0.7365 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.9435 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.207 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Malaysia
2010s 0.6219 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8189 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.197 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Malaysia
2020s 0.6239 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7149 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.091 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Indonesia or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.7004 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.6559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Indonesia and Malaysia?
0.0445 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malaysia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Malaysia rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Indonesia ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 199 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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ 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
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
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 constant 2021 US$.