Indonesia vs Malaysia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Indonesia
0.2504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malaysia
0.2493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Indonesia rank
118th
Malaysia rank
119th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 0.2504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malaysia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 118th and Malaysia ranks 119th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1860s | 0.0387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1870s | 0.0418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1880s | 0.0475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1890s | 0.0502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1900s | 0.0558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 0.0747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 0.098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 0.1043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 0.1526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 0.1987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0.1791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.1653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.1955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.2152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.2435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.2552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Indonesia or Malaysia?
- Indonesia, at 0.2504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Indonesia and Malaysia?
- 0.0011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malaysia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Malaysia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Indonesia ranks 118th and Malaysia ranks 119th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.