Ireland vs Malaysia: How have things changed?, per capita

Ireland
0.0525 metric tons per person
in 2024
Malaysia
0.0539 metric tons per person
in 2024
Ireland rank
32nd
Malaysia rank
29th

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • Ireland
  • Malaysia
00.0250.050.0750.10.125196519942024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0539 metric tons per person against 0.0525 metric tons per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.0014 metric tons per person.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malaysia ahead.

Ireland ranks 32nd and Malaysia ranks 29th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0169 metric tons per person 0.0331 metric tons per person 0.0163 metric tons per person Malaysia
1970s 0.0284 metric tons per person 0.0438 metric tons per person 0.0154 metric tons per person Malaysia
1980s 0.0665 metric tons per person 0.0547 metric tons per person 0.0118 metric tons per person Ireland
1990s 0.0982 metric tons per person 0.0592 metric tons per person 0.039 metric tons per person Ireland
2000s 0.0853 metric tons per person 0.0611 metric tons per person 0.0243 metric tons per person Ireland
2010s 0.0676 metric tons per person 0.0638 metric tons per person 0.0038 metric tons per person Ireland
2020s 0.0514 metric tons per person 0.0528 metric tons per person 0.0014 metric tons per person Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, Ireland or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.0539 metric tons per person against 0.0525 metric tons per person in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Ireland and Malaysia?
0.0014 metric tons per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malaysia?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Malaysia rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
Ireland ranks 32nd 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.