China vs Malaysia: How have things changed?, per capita
China
0.0676 metric tons per person
in 2024
Malaysia
0.0539 metric tons per person
in 2024
China rank
26th
Malaysia rank
29th
How have things changed?, per capita over time
- China
- Malaysia
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0676 metric tons per person against 0.0539 metric tons per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0137 metric tons per person.
That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malaysia ahead.
China ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 29th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0051 metric tons per person | 0.0331 metric tons per person | 0.028 metric tons per person | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.006 metric tons per person | 0.0438 metric tons per person | 0.0379 metric tons per person | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.0089 metric tons per person | 0.0547 metric tons per person | 0.0458 metric tons per person | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.0249 metric tons per person | 0.0592 metric tons per person | 0.0343 metric tons per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0405 metric tons per person | 0.0611 metric tons per person | 0.0206 metric tons per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.0535 metric tons per person | 0.0638 metric tons per person | 0.0103 metric tons per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0631 metric tons per person | 0.0528 metric tons per person | 0.0103 metric tons per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, China or Malaysia?
- China, at 0.0676 metric tons per person against 0.0539 metric tons per person in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between China and Malaysia?
- 0.0137 metric tons per person, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malaysia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do China and Malaysia rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
- China ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 29th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.