China vs Malaysia
China vs Malaysia: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 9.32 tonnes in China and 8.32 tonnes in Malaysia, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in China, by 0.99 tonnes, or 1.12 times that in Malaysia.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- China has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Malaysia.
- In 2024, China ranked 21 and Malaysia ranked 25 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | China | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.32 | 8.32 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 9.23 | 8.04 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 8.87 | 7.98 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 8.89 | 7.52 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 8.48 | 7.47 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 8.39 | 7.63 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 8.22 | 7.73 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 7.88 | 7.35 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 7.76 | 7.79 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 7.79 | 8.1 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 7.93 | 8.19 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 7.89 | 7.86 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 7.58 | 7.41 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 7.4 | 7.49 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 6.81 | 7.52 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 6.25 | 7.04 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 5.85 | 7.84 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 5.71 | 7.59 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 5.28 | 7.11 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 4.78 | 7.01 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 4.24 | 6.72 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 3.71 | 6.34 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 3.23 | 6.08 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 3.01 | 5.88 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 2.89 | 5.69 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 2.75 | 5.33 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 2.84 | 5.05 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 2.79 | 5.3 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 2.74 | 4.96 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 2.79 | 4.47 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 2.56 | 4.42 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 2.45 | 4.11 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 2.29 | 4.21 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 2.22 | 4.11 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 2.13 | 3.61 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 2.12 | 3.27 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 2.08 | 2.85 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 1.97 | 2.75 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 1.87 | 2.79 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 1.79 | 2.8 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 1.79 | 2.93 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 1.67 | 2.87 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 1.61 | 2.62 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 1.56 | 2.5 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 1.6 | 2.52 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 1.65 | 2.5 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 1.63 | 2.24 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 1.47 | 1.79 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 1.32 | 1.86 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 1.29 | 1.73 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 1.15 | 1.65 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 1.15 | 1.41 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 1.13 | 1.4 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 1.09 | 2.68 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 1.11 | 2.7 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
China vs Malaysia
Health
- Life expectancyChina: 78 years in 2023Malaysia: 76.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChina: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Malaysia: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChina: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malaysia: 6.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionChina: 3.31% in 2017Malaysia: 3.52% in 2017
- Suicide rateChina: 7.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Malaysia: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChina: 1.42 billion people in 2023Malaysia: 35.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthChina: -0.24% a year in 2023Malaysia: 1.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChina: 1 births per woman in 2023Malaysia: 1.55 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChina: 66.3% in 2025Malaysia: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageChina: 39.1 years in 2023Malaysia: 30.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChina: 14.3% in 2023Malaysia: 7.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateChina: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Malaysia: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChina: 1.73% of GDP in 2025Malaysia: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChina: $335B in 2025Malaysia: $4.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personChina: $237 in 2025Malaysia: $138 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChina: 5.1% of government spending in 2025Malaysia: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChina: 2.54 million people in 2020Malaysia: 136,000 people in 2020
- National powerChina: 23.41% of world capability in 2022Malaysia: 0.46% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChina: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020Malaysia: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChina: 207 million TIV in 2025Malaysia: 7 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsChina: 880 million TIV in 2025Malaysia: 20 million TIV in 2024