Malaysia vs North Macedonia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Malaysia
0.2493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
North Macedonia
0.251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malaysia rank
119th
North Macedonia rank
117th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Malaysia
- North Macedonia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 0.251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 119th and North Macedonia ranks 117th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 9 and North Macedonia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1860s | 0.1936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1870s | 0.1753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1880s | 0.1543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1890s | 0.1282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1900s | 0.1157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 0.1293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 0.1469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Macedonia |
| 1930s | 0.1419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Macedonia |
| 1940s | 0.1872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Macedonia |
| 1950s | 0.2228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Macedonia |
| 1960s | 0.2151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Macedonia |
| 1970s | 0.2304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Macedonia |
| 1980s | 0.2412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Macedonia |
| 1990s | 0.2513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 0.3027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.3014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.2475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Malaysia or North Macedonia?
- North Macedonia, at 0.251 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 Malaysia and North Macedonia?
- 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and North Macedonia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and North Macedonia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Malaysia ranks 119th and North Macedonia ranks 117th 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.