Afghanistan vs Malaysia: Per capita daily coal consumption

Afghanistan
0.0002 short tons per capita per day
in 2018
Malaysia
0.0003 short tons per capita per day
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
40th
Malaysia rank
38th

Per capita daily coal consumption over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Malaysia
0000198019992018

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0003 short tons per capita per day against 0.0002 short tons per capita per day in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0001 short tons per capita per day.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 38th of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Malaysia Difference Ahead
1980s 0 short tons per capita per day 0 short tons per capita per day 0 short tons per capita per day Afghanistan
1990s 0 short tons per capita per day 0 short tons per capita per day 0 short tons per capita per day Malaysia
2000s 0 short tons per capita per day 0.0001 short tons per capita per day 0.0001 short tons per capita per day Malaysia
2010s 0.0001 short tons per capita per day 0.0003 short tons per capita per day 0.0001 short tons per capita per day Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita daily coal consumption, Afghanistan or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.0003 short tons per capita per day against 0.0002 short tons per capita per day in Afghanistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in per capita daily coal consumption between Afghanistan and Malaysia?
0.0001 short tons per capita per day, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malaysia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Malaysia rank globally for per capita daily coal consumption?
Afghanistan ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 38th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as Per capita daily coal consumption (short tons per capita per day). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita daily coal consumption (short tons per capita per day)
Unit
short tons per capita per day
Source
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,302 data points, 1980–2019
Last refreshed

Per capita data has been generated by World Bank staff by taking Energy consumption data [U.S EIA] and applying country population data from the World Bank Group - World Development Indicators.