Australia vs Malaysia: Fossil-fuel subsidies

Australia
8.17 billion billions of current united states dollars
in 2024
Malaysia
8.28 billion billions of current united states dollars
in 2024
Australia rank
24th
Malaysia rank
23rd

Fossil-fuel subsidies over time

  • Australia
  • Malaysia
05.0B10.0B15.0B201020172024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 8.28 billion billions of current united states dollars against 8.17 billion billions of current united states dollars in Australia, a difference of 110.00 million billions of current united states dollars.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 24th and Malaysia ranks 23rd of 189 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Malaysia Difference Ahead
2010s 6.79 billion billions of current united states dollars 3.59 billion billions of current united states dollars 3.20 billion billions of current united states dollars Australia
2020s 7.52 billion billions of current united states dollars 6.35 billion billions of current united states dollars 1.17 billion billions of current united states dollars Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil-fuel subsidies, Australia or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 8.28 billion billions of current united states dollars against 8.17 billion billions of current united states dollars in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fossil-fuel subsidies between Australia and Malaysia?
110.00 million billions of current united states dollars, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for fossil-fuel subsidies?
Australia ranks 24th and Malaysia ranks 23rd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil-fuel subsidies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fossil-fuel subsidies
Unit
billions of current united states dollars
Source
United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,644 data points, 2010–2024
Last refreshed

Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) (billions of nominal United States dollars).