Cambodia vs Malaysia: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Cambodia
4.91 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
5.48 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Cambodia rank
46th
Malaysia rank
43rd

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Cambodia
  • Malaysia
0246196519942023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 5.48 metric tons per square kilometre against 4.91 metric tons per square kilometre in Cambodia, a difference of 0.57 metric tons per square kilometre.

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

Across all 59 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Cambodia ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 43rd of 215 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2742 metric tons per square kilometre 0.9622 metric tons per square kilometre 0.688 metric tons per square kilometre Malaysia
1970s 0.4027 metric tons per square kilometre 1.53 metric tons per square kilometre 1.13 metric tons per square kilometre Malaysia
1980s 0.381 metric tons per square kilometre 2.5 metric tons per square kilometre 2.12 metric tons per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 0.8127 metric tons per square kilometre 3.63 metric tons per square kilometre 2.82 metric tons per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 3.01 metric tons per square kilometre 4.75 metric tons per square kilometre 1.74 metric tons per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 4.3 metric tons per square kilometre 6 metric tons per square kilometre 1.7 metric tons per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 4.99 metric tons per square kilometre 5.52 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5316 metric tons per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Cambodia or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 5.48 metric tons per square kilometre against 4.91 metric tons per square kilometre in Cambodia as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Cambodia and Malaysia?
0.57 metric tons per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Malaysia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and Malaysia rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Cambodia ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 43rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.