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
00.020.040.060.08196519942024

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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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

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.