Egypt vs Malaysia: Emissions of air pollutants

Egypt
880,079 tonnes
in 2022
Malaysia
900,940 tonnes
in 2022
Egypt rank
29th
Malaysia rank
28th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Egypt
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 900,940 tonnes against 880,079 tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 20,861 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 28th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 26 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Malaysia Difference Ahead
1750s 909.12 tonnes 19.71 tonnes 889.4 tonnes Egypt
1760s 899 tonnes 20.04 tonnes 878.95 tonnes Egypt
1770s 888.88 tonnes 20.37 tonnes 868.51 tonnes Egypt
1780s 878.76 tonnes 20.7 tonnes 858.06 tonnes Egypt
1790s 868.63 tonnes 21.03 tonnes 847.6 tonnes Egypt
1800s 861.46 tonnes 21.48 tonnes 839.98 tonnes Egypt
1810s 877.02 tonnes 22.09 tonnes 854.93 tonnes Egypt
1820s 916.73 tonnes 24.37 tonnes 892.36 tonnes Egypt
1830s 958.01 tonnes 29.89 tonnes 928.12 tonnes Egypt
1840s 1,001 tonnes 37.68 tonnes 963.22 tonnes Egypt
1850s 1,060 tonnes 47.34 tonnes 1,013 tonnes Egypt
1860s 1,176 tonnes 59.37 tonnes 1,117 tonnes Egypt
1870s 1,342 tonnes 87.25 tonnes 1,254 tonnes Egypt
1880s 1,581 tonnes 125.49 tonnes 1,455 tonnes Egypt
1890s 1,898 tonnes 184.87 tonnes 1,714 tonnes Egypt
1900s 3,009 tonnes 298.27 tonnes 2,711 tonnes Egypt
1910s 8,245 tonnes 1,284 tonnes 6,961 tonnes Egypt
1920s 15,375 tonnes 9,826 tonnes 5,549 tonnes Egypt
1930s 21,953 tonnes 6,472 tonnes 15,481 tonnes Egypt
1940s 67,286 tonnes 2,604 tonnes 64,682 tonnes Egypt
1950s 116,490 tonnes 9,672 tonnes 106,818 tonnes Egypt
1960s 133,240 tonnes 41,562 tonnes 91,677 tonnes Egypt
1970s 185,223 tonnes 109,898 tonnes 75,325 tonnes Egypt
1980s 455,187 tonnes 200,999 tonnes 254,188 tonnes Egypt
1990s 664,578 tonnes 450,811 tonnes 213,768 tonnes Egypt
2000s 780,735 tonnes 609,029 tonnes 171,706 tonnes Egypt
2010s 845,872 tonnes 904,406 tonnes 58,535 tonnes Malaysia
2020s 833,441 tonnes 907,153 tonnes 73,712 tonnes Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, Egypt or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 900,940 tonnes against 880,079 tonnes in Egypt as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between Egypt and Malaysia?
20,861 tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malaysia?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Egypt and Malaysia rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?
Egypt ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 28th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.