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

Malaysia
5.48 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
4.99 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
43rd
Thailand rank
45th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
02468196519942023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 5.48 metric tons per square kilometre against 4.99 metric tons per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 0.49 metric tons per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Thailand ahead.

Malaysia ranks 43rd and Thailand ranks 45th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9622 metric tons per square kilometre 1.8 metric tons per square kilometre 0.8388 metric tons per square kilometre Thailand
1970s 1.53 metric tons per square kilometre 3.4 metric tons per square kilometre 1.86 metric tons per square kilometre Thailand
1980s 2.5 metric tons per square kilometre 4.55 metric tons per square kilometre 2.05 metric tons per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 3.63 metric tons per square kilometre 6.6 metric tons per square kilometre 2.97 metric tons per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 4.75 metric tons per square kilometre 7.39 metric tons per square kilometre 2.64 metric tons per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 6 metric tons per square kilometre 5.3 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7008 metric tons per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 5.52 metric tons per square kilometre 4.9 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6162 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, Malaysia or Thailand?
Malaysia, at 5.48 metric tons per square kilometre against 4.99 metric tons per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Thailand?
0.49 metric tons per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 43rd and Thailand ranks 45th 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.